小我
Chinese
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
I; me | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (小我) |
小 | 我 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎowǒ [Phonetic: xiáowǒ]
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄛˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎowǒ
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-wo3
- Yale: syǎu-wǒ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauwoo
- Palladius: сяово (sjaovo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 ngo5
- Yale: síu ngóh
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 ngo5
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 ngo5
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ ŋɔː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
小我
- the individual (as opposed to the country, the organization, etc.)
Antonyms
- 大我 (dàwǒ)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 小 | 我 |
| しょう Grade: 1 |
が Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- (Buddhism) an unenlightened person; one invested in one's own ego
- Antonym: 大我 (taiga)
- self, ego
- 小我にとらわれる
- shōga ni torawareru
- to be trapped in ego
- 小我にとらわれる