稀少

See also: 希少

Chinese

		diluted; sparse	young; few; little young; few; little; lack
simp. and trad. (稀少)		稀	少
alternative forms		希少 obsolete

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīshǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄕㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ siu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīshǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄕㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sishǎo
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-shao³
  - Yale: syī-shǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishao
  - Palladius: сишао (sišao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei¹ siu²
  - Yale: hēi síu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ siu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ xiu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

Adjective

稀少

sparse; rare; infrequent

Synonyms

堇堇 (jǐnjǐn) (literary)
稀缺 (xīquē)

Derived terms

人煙稀少 / 人烟稀少 (rényānxīshǎo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
稀	少
き Jinmeiyō	しょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

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

【希少きしょう】

[noun] scarce; rare

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