少少

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Chinese

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young; few; little
young; few; little; lack
 
young; few; little
young; few; little; lack
 
simp. and trad.
(少少)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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少少

  1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) a little; a little bit
    肚餓少少 [Cantonese, trad.]
    肚饿少少 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 m4 tou5 ngo6 dou1 jiu3 sik6 siu2 siu2 je5 gaa2! [Jyutping]
    Even if you're not hungry, you still need to eat a little bit of food!

Synonyms

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Adverb

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少少

  1. (literary or Cantonese) slightly; a little
    少少緊張 [Cantonese, trad.]
    少少紧张 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ngo5 jau5 siu2 siu2 gan2 zoeng1. [Jyutping]
    I'm slightly nervous.

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 2
しょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 少少 – see the following entry.
少々しょうしょう
[adverb] a small amount
[phrase] Just a minute!
Alternative spellings
小小, 小々
(This term, 少少, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)