小紅點
Chinese
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular |
point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (小紅點) | 小 | 紅 | 點 | |
| simp. (小红点) | 小 | 红 | 点 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xiǎohóngdiǎn
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siǎohóngdiǎn
- Wade–Giles: Hsiao3-hung2-tien3
- Yale: Syǎu-húng-dyǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheauhorngdean
- Palladius: Сяохундянь (Sjaoxundjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 hung4 dim2
- Yale: síu hùhng dím
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 hung4 dim2
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 hung4 dim2
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ hʊŋ²¹ tiːm³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
小紅點
- (originally derogatory, now reclaimed) Little Red Dot (nickname for Singapore: a city, island, and country in Southeast Asia)
Usage notes
Sometimes seen as derogatory by Singaporeans, especially when used by Mainland Chinese tourists.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 新加坡 (“Singapore”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 新加坡 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 新加坡 |
| Malaysia | 新加坡, 新國 | |
| Singapore | 新加坡, 星洲 nickname, 獅城 nickname, 小紅點 nickname, 石叻 dated, 石叻埠 dated, 叻埠 dated | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 星加坡, 叻埠 |
| Hong Kong | 新加坡, 星加坡, 星國, 星洲 nickname, 叻埠 dated | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 星加坡 | |
| Penang (Guangfu) | 星加坡 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 星加坡 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 新加坡, 石叻 dated |
| Quanzhou | 新加坡 | |
| Zhangzhou | 新加坡 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 新加坡, 實叻坡 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 新加坡, 獅城, 石叻 dated | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 新加坡 | |
| Jieyang | 石叻 dated, 叻埠 dated | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 新加坡, 星洲 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 新加坡 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 新加坡 |