小語種

See also: 小语种

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	language type
trad. (小語種)		小	語種
simp. (小语种)		小	语种

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎoyǔzhǒng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² jyu⁵ zung²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoyǔzhǒng [Phonetic: xiǎoyúzhǒng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoyǔjhǒng
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-yü³-chung³
  - Yale: syǎu-yǔ-jǔng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauyeujoong
  - Palladius: сяоюйчжун (sjaojujčžun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² jyu⁵ zung²
  - Yale: síu yúh júng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² jy⁵ dzung²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² yu⁵ zung²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ jyː¹³ t͡sʊŋ³⁵/

Noun

小語種

“minor language”, any of the infrequently studied languages, generally referring to languages other than Chinese and English, the two languages used by most people.
minority language

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