小魚

See also: 小鱼

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	fish
trad. (小魚)		小	魚
simp. (小鱼)		小	鱼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎoyú

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² jyu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoyú
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoyú
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-yü²
  - Yale: syǎu-yú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauyu
  - Palladius: сяоюй (sjaojuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    小於／小于
    小魚／小鱼
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² jyu⁴
  - Yale: síu yùh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² jy⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² yu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ jyː²¹/

Noun

小魚

small fish

Synonyms

(Gan) 魚子／鱼子
(Hokkien) 魚囝／鱼囝

Derived terms

大魚吃小魚／大鱼吃小鱼 (dà yú chī xiǎo yú)
大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米／大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米 (dàyú chī xiǎoyú, xiǎoyú chī xiāmi)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
小	魚
こ Grade: 1	さかな > ざかな Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

小肴

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こざかな [kòzáꜜkànà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
(Tokyo) こざかな [kòzákáná] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞za̠ka̠na̠]

Noun

小(こ)魚(ざかな) • (kozakana)

small fish

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
小	魚
いさ Grade: 1	な Grade: 2
irregular	kun’yomi

Alternative forms

細小魚

Noun

小(いさ)魚(な) • (isana)

small fish

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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