小中華
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Chinese
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
China | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (小中華) | 小 | 中華 | |
| simp. (小中华) | 小 | 中华 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siǎojhonghuá
- Wade–Giles: Hsiao3-chung1-hua2
- Yale: Syǎu-jūng-hwá
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheaujonghwa
- Palladius: Сяочжунхуа (Sjaočžunxua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 zung1 waa4
- Yale: síu jūng wàh
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 dzung1 waa4
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 zung1 wa4
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ waː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
小中華
- (historical) A term for a non-Chinese country which had nonetheless attained the heights of Chinese civilization, found in works from outside China.
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 小 | 中 | 華 |