小暑

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	heat; hot weather; summer heat
simp. and trad. (小暑)		小	暑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Xiǎoshǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xiao³ su³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² syu²
• Gan (Wiktionary): xieu³ xy³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Séu-chhú

  (Meixian, Guangdong): xiau³ cu³

• Jin (Wiktionary): xiau² su²
• Northern Min (KCR): Siǎu-sṳ̿
• Eastern Min (BUC): Siēu-sṳ̄
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Siáu-sú / Siáu-sír / Siáu-sí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siou² su²

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵shiau-sy
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): siau³ xy³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xiǎoshǔ [Phonetic: xiáoshǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Siǎoshǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Hsiao³-shu³
    • Yale: Syǎu-shǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheaushuu
    • Palladius: Сяошу (Sjaošu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: xiao³ su³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiaosu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiau⁵³ su⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: siu² syu²
    • Yale: síu syú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² sy²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² xu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ syː³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 小暑 小鼠

• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: xieu³ xy³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛu²¹³⁻²⁴ ɕy²¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Séu-chhú
    • Hakka Romanization System: seu` cu`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: seu³ cu³
    • Sinological IPA: /seu̯³¹ t͡sʰu³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: xiau³ cu³
    • Sinological IPA: /siau³¹ t͡sʰu³¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: xiau² su²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕiau⁵³⁻¹¹ su⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Siǎu-sṳ̿
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siau²¹ sy³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Siēu-sṳ̄
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sieu³³⁻³⁵ ^(s-)ly³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siáu-sú
    • Tâi-lô: Siáu-sú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siawsuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siáu-sír
    • Tâi-lô: Siáu-sír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siáu-sí
    • Tâi-lô: Siáu-sí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siawsie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: siou² su²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sióu sú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siou⁵²⁻³⁵ su⁵²⁻²¹/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵shiau-sy
    • MiniDict: shiau^去 sy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xiau-sr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɔ³³ sz̩⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: siau³ xy³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /si̯ɒu̯⁴¹ ɕy⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕi̯ɒu̯⁴¹ ɕy⁴¹/

Proper noun

小暑

1. Lesser Heat (the 11th of the 24 solar terms)
2. the day marking the beginning of the 11th solar term (July 6, 7, or 8)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (小暑):

• → Japanese: 小暑(しょうしょ) (shōsho)
• → Korean: 소서(小暑) (soseo)

See also

• 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄／惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
  • Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿／小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種／芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
  • Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑／处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
  • Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	暑
しょう Grade: 1	しょ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
小暑 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɕo̞]

Proper noun

小(しょう)暑(しょ) • (Shōsho) 

1. Lesser Heat (the 11th of the 24 solar terms)

See also

• 二(に)十(じゅう)四(し)節(せっ)気(き) (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立(りっ)春(しゅん) (Risshun), 雨(う)水(すい) (Usui), 啓(けい)蟄(ちつ) (Keichitsu), 春(しゅん)分(ぶん) (Shunbun), 清(せい)明(めい) (Seimei), 穀(こく)雨(う) (Kokuu)
  • Summer: 立(りっ)夏(か) (Rikka), 小(しょう)満(まん) (Shōman), 芒(ぼう)種(しゅ) (Bōshu), 夏(げ)至(し) (Geshi), 小(しょう)暑(しょ) (Shōsho), 大(たい)暑(しょ) (Taisho)
  • Autumn: 立(りっ)秋(しゅう) (Risshū), 処(しょ)暑(しょ) (Shosho), 白(はく)露(ろ) (Hakuro), 秋(しゅう)分(ぶん) (Shūbun), 寒(かん)露(ろ) (Kanro), 霜(そう)降(こう) (Sōkō)
  • Winter: 立(りっ)冬(とう) (Rittō), 小(しょう)雪(せつ) (Shōsetsu), 大雪(たいせつ) (Taisetsu), 冬(とう)至(じ) (Tōji), 小(しょう)寒(かん) (Shōkan), 大寒(だいかん) (Daikan)