極少數

Chinese

		utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit	few; small number; minority
trad. (極少數)		極	少數
simp. (极少数)		极	少数

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jíshǎoshù

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gik⁶ siu² sou³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jíshǎoshù
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jíshǎoshù
  - Wade–Giles: chi²-shao³-shu⁴
  - Yale: jí-shǎu-shù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishaoshuh
  - Palladius: цзишаошу (czišaošu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gik⁶ siu² sou³
  - Yale: gihk síu sou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁹ siu² sou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gig⁶ xiu² sou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚² siːu̯³⁵ sou̯³³/

Adjective

極少數

extremely few; tiny minority; a handful
- 犯錯誤的人，除了極少數堅持錯誤、屢教不改的以外，大多數是可以改正的。 [MSC, trad.]
  犯错误的人，除了极少数坚持错误、屡教不改的以外，大多数是可以改正的。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1956, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論十大關係》 (On the Ten Major Relationships), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
  Fàn cuòwù de rén, chúle jíshǎoshù jiānchí cuòwù, lǚjiàobùgǎi de yǐwài, dàduōshù shì kěyǐ gǎizhèng de. [Pinyin]
  Except for a few who cling to their mistakes and fail to mend their ways after repeated admonition, the majority of those who have erred can correct their mistakes.