小豆

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	bean; sacrificial vessel
simp. and trad. (小豆)		小	豆

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎodòu

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² dau^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎodòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaudow
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ toʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² dau^6-2
  - Yale: síu dáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² dau^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² deo²
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

小豆

Alternative name for 赤小豆 (chìxiǎodòu, “rice bean (Vigna umbellata)”).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	豆
Grade: 1	Grade: 3
Irregular

Etymology

The kanji, literally meaning “small bean”, is jukujikun (熟字訓)

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) あずき [àzúkíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
- IPA^(key): [a̠zɨᵝkʲi]
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Noun

小豆 (hiragana あずき, katakana アズキ, rōmaji azuki, historical hiragana あづき, historical katakana アヅキ)

azuki bean (Vigna angularis)

Derived terms

小豆 (あずき)粥 (がゆ) (azukigayu, “rice gruel with adzuki beans”)
小豆 (あずき)象 (ぞう)虫 (むし) (azuki zōmushi, “adzuki bean weevil”)
小豆 (あずき)色 (いろ) (azukiiro, “reddish-brown”)
小豆 (あずき)鱒 (ます) (azukimasu, “rock cod”)

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