小心肝

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	heart and liver; conscience; sincere affection
trad. (小心肝)		小	心肝
simp. #(小心肝)		小	心肝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎoxīngān

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoxīngān
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎosingan
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-hsin¹-kan¹
    • Yale: syǎu-syīn-gān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushingan
    • Palladius: сяосиньгань (sjaosinʹganʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/

Noun

小心肝

1. (figurative) darling; sweetheart; dear

Synonyms

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• 可愛／可爱 (kě'ài) (colloquial)
• 圞心／𪢮心 (lonn² sin¹) (Xiang)
• 圞心蒂子／𪢮心蒂子 (lonn² sin¹ di⁴ zr) (Xiang)
• 寶寶／宝宝
• 寶貝／宝贝 (bǎobèi)
• 心肝 (xīngān) (figurative)
• 心肝寶貝／心肝宝贝 (xīngān bǎobèi)
• 甜心 (tiánxīn)
• 親愛的／亲爱的 (qīn'ài de)