小灰人
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Chinese
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
grey; ash | man; person; people | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (小灰人) | 小 | 灰 | 人 | |
| simp. #(小灰人) | 小 | 灰 | 人 | |
Etymology
By analogy with 小綠人／小绿人 (xiǎolǜrén, “little green man”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎohueirén
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-hui1-jên2
- Yale: syǎu-hwēi-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauhueiren
- Palladius: сяохуэйжэнь (sjaoxuejžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
小灰人
- (science fiction or ufology) grey alien (archetypical, humanoid alien, usually described as having grey skin, elongated, hairless, sexless features, and large, black eyes)