輕小說
Chinese
| light | fiction | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (輕小說) | 輕 | 小說 | |
| simp. (轻小说) | 轻 | 小说 | |
Etymology
Calque of Japanese ライトノベル (raito noberu), a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from light + novel.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): qīngxiǎoshuō
- (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qīngxiǎoshuō
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cingsiǎoshuo
- Wade–Giles: chʻing1-hsiao3-shuo1
- Yale: chīng-syǎu-shwō
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingsheaushuo
- Palladius: цинсяошо (cinsjaošo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
輕小說