小二

Chinese

Etymology 1

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	two
simp. and trad. (小二)		小	二

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎo'èr

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² ji^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎo'èr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎo-èr
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-êrh⁴
  - Yale: syǎu-èr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauell
  - Palladius: сяоэр (sjaoer)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² ji^6-2
  - Yale: síu yí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² ji^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² yi^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ jiː²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

小二

(dated) young waiter (e.g. at an old-styled teahouse)

Synonyms

企檯 / 企台 (kei⁵ toi^4-2) (Cantonese)
侍應 / 侍应 (shìyìng) (chiefly Cantonese)
侍應生 / 侍应生 (shìyìngshēng) (chiefly Cantonese)
侍者 (shìzhě) (formal)
堂倌 (tángguān) (literary)
夥計 / 伙计 (huǒjì) (dated, informal)
夥記 / 伙记 (huǒjì) (dated, informal)
服務員 / 服务员 (fúwùyuán)
服務生 / 服务生 (fúwùshēng) (chiefly male)
走堂 (zǒutáng) (literary, or Min Nan, dated)
走堂的 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
走桌 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
走桌的 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
跑堂 (pǎotáng) (dated)
跑堂兒的 / 跑堂儿的 (pǎotángrde) (dated)
跑堂的 (Jin)

Derived terms

小二哥
店小二 (diànxiǎo'èr)

See also

小三 (xiǎosān)

Etymology 2

		primary school	two
simp. and trad. (小二)		小	二

Short for 小學二年級／小学二年级 (xiǎoxué èr niánjí).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎo'èr

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² ji⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎo'èr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎo-èr
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-êrh⁴
  - Yale: syǎu-èr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauell
  - Palladius: сяоэр (sjaoer)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² ji⁶
  - Yale: síu yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² yi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ jiː²²/

Noun

小二

second year in primary school; second grade

Etymology 3

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	two
simp. and trad. (小二)		小	二

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎo'èr

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎo'èr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎo-èr
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-êrh⁴
  - Yale: syǎu-èr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauell
  - Palladius: сяоэр (sjaoer)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

Noun

小二

diminutive of 二鍋頭 / 二锅头 (èrguōtóu, “erguotou”)