小巫見大巫

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	witch; Malay	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	witch; Malay
trad. (小巫見大巫)		小	巫	見	大	巫
simp. (小巫见大巫)		小	巫	见	大	巫

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎowújiàndàwú

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² mou⁴ gin³ daai⁶ mou⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎowújiàndàwú
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauwujianndahwu
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎowújiàndàwú
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕjɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ u³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² mou⁴ gin³ daai⁶ mou⁴
  - Yale: síu mòuh gin daaih mòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² mou⁴ gin³ daai⁶ mou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² mou⁴ gin³ dai⁶ mou⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ kiːn³³ täːi̯²² mou̯²¹/

Idiom

小巫見大巫

to pale in comparison

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