小二
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
two | ||
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simp. and trad. (小二) |
小 | 二 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎo-èr
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-êrh4
- Yale: syǎu-èr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauell
- Palladius: сяоэр (sjaoer)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 ji6-2
- Yale: síu yí
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 ji6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 yi6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ jiː²²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]小二
Synonyms
[edit]- 企檯/企台 (kei5 toi4-2) (Cantonese)
- 侍應/侍应 (shìyìng) (chiefly Cantonese)
- 侍應生/侍应生 (shìyìngshēng) (chiefly Cantonese)
- 侍者 (shìzhě) (formal)
- 堂倌 (tángguān) (literary)
- 夥計/伙计 (huǒjì) (dated, informal)
- 夥記/伙记 (huǒjì) (dated, informal)
- 服務員/服务员 (fúwùyuán)
- 服務生/服务生 (fúwùshēng) (chiefly male)
- 走堂 (zǒutáng) (literary, or Min Nan, dated)
- 走堂的 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
- 走桌 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 走桌的 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 跑堂 (pǎotáng) (dated)
- 跑堂的 (Jin)
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- 小三 (xiǎosān)
Etymology 2
[edit]primary school | two | ||
---|---|---|---|
simp. and trad. (小二) |
小 | 二 |
Short for 小學二年級/小学二年级 (xiǎoxué èr niánjí).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎo-èr
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-êrh4
- Yale: syǎu-èr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauell
- Palladius: сяоэр (sjaoer)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 ji6
- Yale: síu yih
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 ji6
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 yi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ jiː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]小二
Etymology 3
[edit]small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
two | ||
---|---|---|---|
simp. and trad. (小二) |
小 | 二 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎo-èr
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-êrh4
- Yale: syǎu-èr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauell
- Palladius: сяоэр (sjaoer)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
[edit]小二
- diminutive of 二鍋頭/二锅头 (èrguōtóu, “erguotou”)