小明

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
simp. and trad. (小明)		小	明

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xiǎomíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² ming⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xiǎomíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Siǎomíng
    • Wade–Giles: Hsiao³-ming²
    • Yale: Syǎu-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheauming
    • Palladius: Сяомин (Sjaomin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² ming⁴
    • Yale: síu mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

小明

1. John Doe; Baby Doe (a placeholder name for young boys)

Coordinate terms

• (female equivalent) 小玲 (Xiǎolíng)