小羊

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	caprid
simp. and trad. (小羊)		小	羊

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎoyáng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² joeng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎoyáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauyang
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² joeng⁴
  - Yale: síu yèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² joeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² yêng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ jœːŋ²¹/

Noun

小羊

lamb (young sheep)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	羊
こ Grade: 1	ひつじ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

子羊, 仔羊

Etymology

From 小 (ko, “small”) +‎ 羊 (hitsuji, “sheep”)

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) こひつじ [kòhítsúꜜjì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- (Tokyo) こひつじ [kòhíꜜtsùjì] (Nakadaka – [2])
- IPA^(key): [ko̞çi̥t͡sɨᵝʑi]

Noun

小羊 (hiragana こひつじ, rōmaji kohitsuji)

a lamb (young sheep)

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