小 (siu2) — humble; mean; lowly in Cantonese

siuˊ²小

Mandarin Pinyin: xiao3

Meaning of 小

nounhumble; mean; lowly

nounsmall; tiny; little

nounyoung; junior

nounminor

nouninsignificant; light; unimportant; trivial; petty

noun(slang) (curse language) fuck

Example Sentences with 小

小心揸車。

Drive carefully.

haangˎ₄行louˍ₆路jiu˗₃要siuˊ²小samˉ¹心。

You must be careful when walking.

你小心畀人搵笨。

Be careful not to be tricked by anyone.

我哋食藥嗰陣時，要小心啲；可能有副作用。

When taking medication, we have to be careful; there may be some side-effects.

小馬就是幼馬

A foal is a young horse.

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Words Containing 小

小別siu2 bit6

short-term separation (family)

小別勝新婚siu2 bit6 sing3 san1 fan1

seeing each other again after a short separation is sweeter than newlyweds

小艇siu2 teng5

a dinghy

小販黑點siu2 faan2 hak1 dim2

a toy boy; a boytoy; a gigolo (lit., "small wolfdog")

小意思siu2 ji3 si1

small token of kindly feelings; mere trifle

小錢siu2 cin2

brass farthing; penny; stiver

小評論siu2 ping4 leon6

(short) comment

小便木siu2 bin6 muk6

Turpinia cochinchinensis (lit., "urine tree")

小組長siu2 zou2 zoeng2

a group leader, unit leader, team supervisor; a gang boss

小食店siu2 sik6 dim3

deli

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