小女子
Chinese
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
woman; female; daughter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (小女子) | 小 | 女子 | |
| simp. #(小女子) | 小 | 女子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎonǚzǐ [Phonetic: xiǎonǘzǐ]
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄩˇ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎonyǔzǐh
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-nü3-tzŭ3
- Yale: syǎu-nyǔ-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauneutzyy
- Palladius: сяонюйцзы (sjaonjujczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ny²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 neoi5 zi2
- Yale: síu néuih jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 noey5 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 nêu5 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ nɵy̯¹³ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Pronoun
小女子
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 小 | 女 | 子 |
| こ > こう Grade: 1 |
おんな > な Grade: 1 |
こ > ご Grade: 1 |
Originally this was just an alternative name for sand lance, but has come to mean a small one specifically.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ko̞ːna̠ɡo̞]
Noun
小女子 or 小女子 • (kōnago)
- sand lance, usually a small sand lance of about 5cm full-length
Antonyms
- 大女子 (ōnago)
Related terms
- 玉筋魚 (ikanago)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 小 | 女 | 子 |
| こ Grade: 1 |
おんな > おな Grade: 1 |
こ > ご Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | ||
小 (ko-, “small”) + 女子 (onago, “female child”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ko̞o̞na̠ɡo̞]
Noun
小女子 • (koonago)