卻少

Chinese

		but; yet; however but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless	young; few; little young; few; little; lack
trad. (卻少)		卻	少
simp. (却少)		却	少

Etymology

From the Ouyang Xiu poem: The Magnolia with reduced syllables.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): quèshào

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: quèshào
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuèshào
    • Wade–Giles: chʻüeh⁴-shao⁴
    • Yale: chywè-shàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuehshaw
    • Palladius: цюэшао (cjuešao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Verb

卻少

1. (intransitive) to revert to youth; to rejuvenate