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少 (siu2) — be missing; lose in Cantonese

siuˊ²少
Mandarin Pinyin: shao3

Meaning of 少

nounbe missing; lose
nounfew; little; scanty | [ant] 多
nouna short while; a moment
nounstop; cut out; don't
nounbe short of; lack; need | [ant] 多
noun(adjective) young

Example Sentences with 少

我呢排食少咗嘢
I've recently been eating less.
雖然你老公喺出便嫖賭飲吹，但至少佢識賺錢返嚟養家，你咪冇眼屎乾淨盲囉
Despite all the vices outside, your husband brings home money to support the family, you should just pretend you don't know and choose to be happy.
neiˏ₅你gaaˉ¹加seoiˊ²水taai˗₃太siu2,少,zauˍ₆就wuiˏ₅會bouˉ¹煲nungˉ¹燶faanˍ₆飯gaa˗₃㗎。
If you add too little water, you will burn the rice.
一做錯少少嘢就俾佢插, 唔乞人憎就奇!
He chews you out for every small mistake you make, it's no wonder he's so unpopular!
旅遊業者不須擔心少了某種噱頭十足的用語而流失生意
The travel industry should not be unduly worried about businesses badly affected due to the cessation in the use of gimmicky linguistics of their promotions.
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Words Containing 少

老少皆宜lou5 siu3 gaai1 ji4
suitable for all ages
少年節目siu3 nin4 zit3 muk6
teeny-bopper show; a programme for youths
少東siu3 dung1
a form of address formerly used by an employee to his employer's son or by a tenant-peasant to his landlord's son)
不良少年bat1 loeng4 siu3 nin4
a juvenile delinquent
大少daai6 siu3
eldest son (of a rich family); a spoilt son of a rich family, spendthrift (short for 大少爺)
少許siu2 heoi2
slightness
唔少m4 siu2
quite a lot; quite a few; quite a bit; heaps; not just a few; not just a little; | Std. Chin.: 不少
唔係嘢少m4 hai6 je5 siu2
no trivial matter; by no means insignificant
少量siu2 loeng6
a small portion; a little bit; a few; a smidgen | [粵]: 些少, 啲啲
少數siu2 sou3
a small number, a few
少年得志大不幸siu3 nin4 dak1 zi3 daai6 bat1 hang6
it is a great misfortune for a young person taste success too early
積少成多zik1 siu2 sing4 do1
many a little makes a mickle; accumulate/amass little by little

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