小吃
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Chinese
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer | ||
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| simp. and trad. (小吃) |
小 | 吃 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎochih
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-chʻih1
- Yale: syǎu-chr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauchy
- Palladius: сяочи (sjaoči)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 hek3
- Yale: síu hek
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 hek8
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 hég3
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ hɛːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Noun
小吃
- simple dish
- 街頭小吃／街头小吃 ― jiētóu xiǎochī ― street food
- 小吃店 ― xiǎochī diàn ― small restaurant, local eatery
- delicacy
- 沙縣小吃／沙县小吃 ― Shāxiàn xiǎochī ― Shaxian delicacies
- snack food (something eaten outside of normal meals, may be substantial or filling)
- (chiefly Western cuisine) cold dish