小明 (siu2 ming4) — child (affectionate term)- also used as a filler name in a story. That is, in any story or joke that you tell and you're in need of a child's name, just use 小明. in Cantonese
siuˊ²小mingˎ₄明Mandarin Pinyin: xiao3 ming2
Meaning of 小明
nounchild (affectionate term)- also used as a filler name in a story. That is, in any story or joke that you tell and you're in need of a child's name, just use 小明.
nounnoun; "Xiao Ming"It is a name for generic Hong Kong person, to identify unknown name. often appears in school teaching book; equivalent to "John Smith" in English