小說

See also: 小説 and 小说

Chinese

Etymology 1

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (小說)		小	說
simp. (小说)		小	说

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎoshuō

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² syut³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): séu-sot
• Eastern Min (BUC): siēu-siók
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sió-soat / siáu-soat

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siou² suêh⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoshuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoshuo
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-shuo¹
    • Yale: syǎu-shwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushuo
    • Palladius: сяошо (sjaošo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoshuōr
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoshuor
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-shuo¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: syǎu-shwōr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushuol
    • Palladius: сяошор (sjaošor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: siu² syut³
    • Yale: síu syut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² syt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² xud³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ syːt̚³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 小說／小说 小雪

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: séu-sot
    • Hakka Romanization System: seu` sod`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: seu³ sod⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /seu̯³¹ sot̚²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: siēu-siók
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sieu³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(s-)luɔʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-soat
    • Tâi-lô: sió-suat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioysoad
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ suat̚⁵/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siáu-soat
    • Tâi-lô: siáu-suat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siawsoad
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /siau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ suat̚⁵/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: siou² suêh⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sióu sueh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siou⁵²⁻³⁵ sueʔ²/

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• Middle Chinese: sjewX sywet

Rime
Character	小	說
Reading #	1/1	3/3
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	宵 (91)	薛 (82)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	私兆切	失爇切
Baxter	sjewX	sywet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/siᴇuX/	/ɕiuᴇt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/siɛuX/	/ɕʷiɛt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/sjæuX/	/ɕjuæt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/siawX/	/ɕwiat̚/
Li Rong	/siɛuX/	/ɕiuɛt̚/
Wang Li	/sĭɛuX/	/ɕĭuɛt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/si̯ɛuX/	/ɕi̯wɛt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiǎo	shuo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	siu2	syut3

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]ewʔ  l̥ot/

  (Zhengzhang): /*smewʔ  hljod/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	小	說
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	xiǎo	shuō
Middle Chinese	‹ sjewX ›	‹ sywet ›
Old Chinese	/*[s]ewʔ/	/*l̥ot/
English	small	speak, explain
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	小	說
Reading #	1/1	2/3
No.	13705	2571
Phonetic component	小	兑
Rime group	宵	月
Rime subdivision	2	3
Corresponding MC rime	小	說
Old Chinese	/*smewʔ/	/*hljod/
Notes	甲金文象沙而指小， 指事字

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 小說

1. fiction (including novels, novellas, short stories and flash fiction) (Classifier: 本; 部)

   這部電影改編自著名的同名小說。 [MSC, trad.]
   这部电影改编自著名的同名小说。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè bù diànyǐng gǎibiān zì zhùmíng de tóngmíng xiǎoshuō. [Pinyin]

   The film is adapted from the well-known novel of the same name.

   我從來沒有想到他是那本小說的作者。 [MSC, trad.]
   我从来没有想到他是那本小说的作者。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu xiǎngdào tā shì nà běn xiǎoshuō de zuòzhě. [Pinyin]

   It never occurred to me that he was the author of that novel.

2. (literary) petty words

   飾小說以干縣令，其於大達亦遠矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
   饰小说以干县令，其于大达亦远矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

   From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

   Shì xiǎoshuō yǐ gān xuánlìng, qí yú dàdá yì yuǎn yǐ. [Pinyin]

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (literary) miscellaneous book (clarification of this definition is needed)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (小說):

• → Japanese: 小説(しょうせつ) (shōsetsu)
• → Korean: 소설(小說) (soseol)
• → Vietnamese: tiểu thuyết (小說)

Etymology 2

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	joy (original character of 悅)
trad. (小說)		小	說
simp. (小说)		小	说

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎoyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄝˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoyuè
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: syǎu-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauyueh
    • Palladius: сяоюэ (sjaojue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: sjewX ywet

Rime
Character	小	說
Reading #	1/1	2/3
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	宵 (91)	薛 (82)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	私兆切	弋雪切
Baxter	sjewX	ywet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/siᴇuX/	/jiuᴇt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/siɛuX/	/jʷiɛt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/sjæuX/	/juæt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/siawX/	/jwiat̚/
Li Rong	/siɛuX/	/iuɛt̚/
Wang Li	/sĭɛuX/	/jĭuɛt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/si̯ɛuX/	/i̯wɛt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiǎo	yuè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	siu2	jyut6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*smewʔ  lod/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	小	說
Reading #	1/1	3/3
No.	13705	2577
Phonetic component	小	兑
Rime group	宵	月
Rime subdivision	2	3
Corresponding MC rime	小	悅
Old Chinese	/*smewʔ/	/*lod/
Notes	甲金文象沙而指小， 指事字

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 小說

1. (literary) little joy

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	說
しょう Grade: 1	せつ Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Noun

1. Kyūjitai form of 小説 (“novel; story; fiction”)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
小	說

Noun

小說 • (soseol) (hangeul 소설)

1. Hanja form^? of 소설 (“a novel or novels”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
小	說

Noun

小說

1. chữ Hán form of tiểu thuyết (“novel”).