兩小無猜

Chinese

		both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	unsuspecting; innocent
trad. (兩小無猜)		兩	小	無猜
simp. (两小无猜)		两	小	无猜

Etymology

See 青梅竹馬／青梅竹马 (qīngméizhúmǎ).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liǎngxiǎowúcāi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄘㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁵ siu² mou⁴ caai¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶lian-shiau-wu-tshoe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liǎngxiǎowúcāi [Phonetic: liángxiǎowúcāi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄘㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liǎngsiǎowúcai
  - Wade–Giles: liang³-hsiao³-wu²-tsʻai¹
  - Yale: lyǎng-syǎu-wú-tsāi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leangsheauwutsai
  - Palladius: лянсяо’уцай (ljansjao’ucaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: loeng⁵ siu² mou⁴ caai¹
  - Yale: léuhng síu mòuh chāai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁵ siu² mou⁴ tsaai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁵ xiu² mou⁴ cai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lœːŋ¹³ siːu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶lian-shiau-wu-tshoe
  - MiniDict: lian^去 shiau wu tshoe
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lian-xiau-hhu-tshoe
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /liã²² ɕiɔ⁵⁵ ɦu³³ t͡sʰø²¹/

Idiom

兩小無猜

(of boy and girl) becoming innocent playmates
兩小無猜條款／两小无猜条款 ― liǎngxiǎowúcāi tiáokuǎn ― Romeo and Juliet law