小心眼

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	heart and eye; mind; heart
simp. and trad. (小心眼)		小	心眼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎoxīnyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² sam¹ ngaan⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎoxīnyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushinyean
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕin⁵⁵ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎoxīnyǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushinyeal
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕin⁵⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² sam¹ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: síu sām ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² sam¹ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² sem¹ ngan⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ ŋɑːn¹³/

Adjective

小心眼

narrow-minded; petty

Noun

小心眼

narrow-minded person; petty person
selfish scheming; pettiness

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