小意思

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	meaning; significance; interest meaning; significance; interest; fun
simp. and trad. (小意思)		小	意思

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎoyìsi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² ji³ si¹, siu² ji³ si³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoyìsi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoyìsi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-i⁴-ssŭ⁵
  - Yale: syǎu-yì-sz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauyih.sy
  - Palladius: сяоисы (sjaoisy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ sz̩¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² ji³ si¹, siu² ji³ si³
  - Yale: síu yi sī, síu yi si
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² ji³ si¹, siu² ji³ si³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² yi³ xi¹, xiu² yi³ xi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/, /siːu̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː³³/

Noun

小意思

(polite) small token of appreciation; mere trifle
小意思而已，別客氣。 [MSC, trad.]
小意思而已，别客气。 [MSC, simp.]
Xiǎoyìsi éryǐ, bié kèqì. [Pinyin]
It's no big deal. You're welcome.
trivial matter; piece of cake

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