小山

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	mountain; hill
simp. and trad. (小山)		小	山

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎoshān

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² saan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoshān
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoshan
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-shan¹
    • Yale: syǎu-shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushan
    • Palladius: сяошань (sjaošanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² saan¹
    • Yale: síu sāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² saan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² san¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

Noun

小山

1. hill
2. (archaic) xiaoshan (a type of ancient Chinese writing style)

Synonyms

• (hill): 山仔

Proper noun

小山

1. (～市) Oyama (a city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
小	山
こ Grade: 1	やま Grade: 1
kun'yomi

From 小 (ko-, “small, little”) +‎ 山 (yama, “mountain, peak”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こやま [kòyámá] (Heiban – [0]) (noun)
• (Tokyo) こやま [kóꜜyàmà] (Atamadaka – [1]) (proper noun)
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ja̠ma̠]

Noun

小(こ)山(やま) • (koyama) 

1. hill, knoll

Proper noun

小(こ)山(やま) • (Koyama) 

1. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
小	山
お Grade: 1	やま Grade: 1
kun'yomi

From 小 (o-, “small, little”) +‎ 山 (yama, “mountain, peak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞ja̠ma̠]

Noun

小(お)山(やま) • (oyama) ^{←をやま (woyama)?}

1. hill, knoll

Proper noun

小(お)山(やま) • (Oyama) ^{←をやま (Woyama)?}

1. Oyama (a city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan)
2. a surname