小酒

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	alcoholic drink
trad. (小酒)		小	酒
simp. #(小酒)		小	酒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎojiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² zau²
• Gan (Wiktionary): 'xieu³ jiu³
• Northern Min (KCR): siǎu-ciǔ
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): siau³ ziou³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎojiǔ [Phonetic: xiáojiǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎojiǒu
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-chiu³
    • Yale: syǎu-jyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaujeou
    • Palladius: сяоцзю (sjaoczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² zau²
    • Yale: síu jáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² dzau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² zeo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'xieu³ jiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈɕiɛu²¹³⁻²⁴ t͡ɕiu²¹³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: siǎu-ciǔ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siau²¹ t͡siu²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: siau³ ziou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /si̯ɒu̯⁴¹ t͡si̯əu̯⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕi̯ɒu̯⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯əu̯⁴¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 小酒

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) quiet drink (of alcohol)
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) small bottle of wine
3. (literary) light wine that is made in a short fermentation period
4. (regional) vinegar

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 醋 (“vinegar”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		醋
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	醋, 忌諱
	Taiwan	醋
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	忌諱
	Harbin	醋, 忌諱
	Shenyang	醋, 忌諱
	Singapore	醋
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	醋, 忌諱
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	醋, 忌諱
	Qingdao	忌諱
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	醋
	Wanrong	醋
	Zhengzhou	忌諱
	Xi'an	醋
	Xining	醋
	Xuzhou	醋, 忌諱
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	醋
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	醋
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	醋
	Lanzhou	醋
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	醋
	Wuhan	醋
	Guiyang	醋
	Kunming	醋
	Guilin	醋
	Liuzhou	醋, 酸醋
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	醋
	Yangzhou	醋
	Nantong	醋
	Hefei	醋
Cantonese	Guangzhou	醋
	Hong Kong	醋
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	醋
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	醋
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	醋
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	醋
	Macau	醋
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	醋
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	醋
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	醋
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	醋
	Foshan	醋
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	醋
	Foshan (Shunde)	醋
	Foshan (Sanshui)	醋
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	醋
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	醋
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	醋
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	醋
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	醋
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	醋
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	醋
	Taishan	酸, 醋
	Kaiping (Chikan)	酸
	Enping (Niujiang)	酸, 醋
	Heshan (Yayao)	醋
	Dongguan	醋
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	醋
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	醋
	Qingyuan	醋
	Fogang	醋
	Yingde (Hanguang)	醋
	Yangshan	醋
	Lianshan (Butian)	醋
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	醋
	Shaoguan	醋
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	醋
	Renhua	醋
	Lechang	醋
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	醋
	Sihui	醋
	Guangning	醋
	Deqing	醋
	Huaiji	醋
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	醋
	Yunfu	醋
	Xinxing	醋
	Luoding	醋
	Yunan (Pingtai)	醋
	Yangjiang	醋
	Xinyi	酸醋
	Lianjiang	醋
	Nanning	醋, 七醋, 酸醋
	Wuzhou	醋
	Yulin	醋
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	醋
	Beihai	醋
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	酸醋
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	醋
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	酸醋
	Danzhou	醋
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	醋
	Singapore (Guangfu)	醋
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	醋
Móng Cái	酸醋
Yangon (Taishan)	醋
Gan	Nanchang	醋, 小酒
	Lichuan	醋, 小酒
	Pingxiang	醋, 小酒
Hakka	Meixian	醋, 酸醋, 甜酒
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	醋
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	醋
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	醋
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	醋
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	醋
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	醋
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	醋
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	醋
	Wuhua (Changbu)	醋
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	醋, 酸醋
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	醋
	Liannan	醋
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	酸醋
	Jiexi	醋
	Changting	醋
	Ninghua	小酒, 醋
	Yudu	醋, 小酒, 酸酒
	Shicheng	醋
	Shangyou (Shexi)	小酒
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	酸醋, 醋
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	酸醋, 醋
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	酸醋
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	酸醋, 醋
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	酸醋, 醋
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	酸醋, 醋
	Hong Kong	醋
	Luchuan	醋
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	醋
	Sabah (Longchuan)	酸醋
	Senai (Huiyang)	醋
	Singkawang	甜酒
Huizhou	Jixi	醋
	Shexian	醋
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	醋
	Xiuning	醋
	Yixian	醋
	Qimen	醋
	Wuyuan	醋
Jin	Taiyuan	醋
	Pingyao	醋
	Xinzhou	醋
	Hohhot	醋
Northern Min	Jian'ou	醋, 小酒
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	醋
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	醋
	Pucheng (Shibei)	醋
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	醋
	Fuqing	醋, 酸
Southern Min	Xiamen	醋
	Quanzhou	醋
	Kaohsiung	醋
	Penang (Hokkien)	醋
	Singapore (Hokkien)	醋
	Manila (Hokkien)	醋
	Zhangping	酸醋
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	醋, 酸醋
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	醋
	Chaozhou	醋
	Shantou	醋
	Haifeng	醋
	Bangkok (Teochew)	醋
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	醋
	Singapore (Teochew)	醋
	Wenchang	醋
	Haikou	醋
	Singapore (Hainanese)	醋
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	醋
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	醋
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	醋, 酸醋
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	醋
Wu	Shanghai	醋, 米醋
	Shanghai (Chongming)	酸醋
	Suzhou	醋, 酸醋
	Wuxi	醋, 酸醋
	Danyang	醋, 酸醋
	Hangzhou	醋, 米醋
	Ningbo	米醋
	Wenzhou	醋
	Jinhua	醋, 米醋
Xiang	Changsha	醋, 小酒
	Loudi	小酒
	Shuangfeng	醋, 小酒
	Quanzhou	醋

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
小	酒
こ Grade: 1	さけ > ざけ Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
小	酒
こ Grade: 1	さけ Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Compound of 小 (ko, “small, little”) +‎ 酒 (sake, “alcohol, alcoholic beverage; sake”). Appears from the early 1800s, with apparent free variation in the unvoiced reading kosake and the voiced, rendaku reading kozake.

Noun

小(こ)酒(さけ) or 小(こ)酒(ざけ) • (kosake or kozake) 

1. a small amount of alcohol
2. a small drink of an alcoholic beverage

Proper noun

小(こ)酒(さけ) • (Kosake) 

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
小	酒
こ Grade: 1	さか > ざか Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
小	酒
こ Grade: 1	さか Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Compound of 小 (ko, “small, little”) +‎ 酒 (saka, “alcohol, alcoholic beverage; sake”, the ancient compounding form).

Proper noun

小(こ)酒(さか) or 小(こ)酒(ざか) • (Kosaka or Kozaka)