小路

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	road; path; way
simp. and trad. (小路)		小	路

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xiǎolù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄨˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xiao³ nu⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² lou⁶
Gan (Wiktionary): 'xieu³ lu⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sió-lō͘
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵shiau-lu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎolù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎolù
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-lu⁴
  - Yale: syǎu-lù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauluh
  - Palladius: сяолу (sjaolu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xiao³ nu⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiaolu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiau⁵³ nu²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² lou⁶
  - Yale: síu louh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² lou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² lou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ lou̯²²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'xieu³ lu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈɕiɛu²¹³⁻²⁴ lu¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-lō͘
  - Tâi-lô: sió-lōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioylo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵shiau-lu
  - MiniDict: shiau^去 lu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xiau-lu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɔ³³ lu⁴⁴/

Noun

小路

narrow path; small pathway; lane
抄小路 ― chāo xiǎolù ― to take a narrow shortcut

Synonyms

(narrow path):

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墿囝 / 𰉣囝 (Puxian Min)
路仔 (lou⁶ zai²) (Cantonese)
路囝 (lou⁷ gian²) (Teochew)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
小	路
こうじ
Grade: 1	Grade: 3
irregular

⟨ko₁mi₁ti⟩ → /komiti/ → /koũdi/^[1] → /koːʑi/

U-onbin (ウ音便) from こみち (komichi).^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] The pronunciation resulting from this onbin, /koũdi/, had been popularised since at least the early twelfth century CE.^[7]

Possibly influenced by its antonym おおじ (ōji).^[6]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーじ [kóꜜòjì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3]^[6]^[8]
(Tokyo) こーじ [kòójí] (Heiban – [0])^[3]^[6]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːʑi]

Noun

小路(こうじ) • (kōji) ^{←こうぢ (koudi)^?}

lane, alley
Antonym: おおじ (ōji, “wide road”)

Derived terms

広(ひろ)小路(こうじ) (hirokōji, “a main street”)
袋(ふくろ)小路(こうじ) (fukurokōji, “blind alley”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
小	路
こ Grade: 1	みち Grade: 3
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 小路 – see the following entry.

【こみち】

[noun] path, lane, footpath

Alternative spellings
小道, 小径, 径, 小逕, 逕, 蹊

(This term, 小路, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
小	路
しょう Grade: 1	じ Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi

From 小 (shō, “small, little”) +‎ 路 (-ji, “road, way, route”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しょーじ [shóꜜòjì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3]
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːʑi]

Noun

小(しょう)路(じ) • (shōji) ^{←せうぢ (seudi)^?}

lane, alley

References

^ Frellesvig, Bjarke (2010) A History of the Japanese Language, Cambridge University Press, New York, →ISBN, page 193
^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Frellesvig, Bjarke (2010) A History of the Japanese Language, Cambridge University Press, New York, →ISBN, page 194
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[Frellesvig2010_p.193-1] Frellesvig, Bjarke (2010) A History of the Japanese Language, Cambridge University Press, New York, →ISBN, page 193

[K-2] Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

[DJR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-4] Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[5] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[SMK5-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[Frellesvig2010_p.194-7] Frellesvig, Bjarke (2010) A History of the Japanese Language, Cambridge University Press, New York, →ISBN, page 194

[NHK-8] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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