小滿

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	to fill; to fulfil; filled to fill; to fulfil; filled; packed; Manchurian
trad. (小滿)		小	滿
simp. (小满)		小	满

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Xiǎomǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄢˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xiao³ man³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² mun⁵
• Gan (Wiktionary): xieu³ mon³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Séu-mân

  (Hailu, HRS): siau^ˊ man^ˋ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): xiau³ man¹

• Jin (Wiktionary): xiau² man²
• Northern Min (KCR): Siǎu-muǐng
• Eastern Min (BUC): Siēu-māng
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sieo³ muang³ / sieo³ muong³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Sió-boán / Sió-móa

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siou² muan²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵shiau-moe
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): siau³ monn³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xiǎomǎn [Phonetic: xiáomǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Siǎomǎn
    • Wade–Giles: Hsiao³-man³
    • Yale: Syǎu-mǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheaumaan
    • Palladius: Сяомань (Sjaomanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: xiao³ man³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiaoman
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiau⁵³ man⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² mun⁵
    • Yale: síu múhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² mun⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² mun⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ muːn¹³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: xieu³ mon³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛu²¹³⁻²⁴ mɵn²¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Séu-mân
    • Hakka Romanization System: seu^ˋ man^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: seu³ man¹
    • Sinological IPA: /seu̯³¹ man²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: siau^ˊ man^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /siau²⁴⁻³³ man⁵³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: xiau³ man¹
    • Sinological IPA: /siau³¹ man⁴⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: xiau² man²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕiau⁵³⁻¹¹ mæ̃⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Siǎu-muǐng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siau²¹ muiŋ²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Siēu-māng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sieu³³⁻³⁵ maŋ³³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: sieo³ muang³ [Phonetic: sieo⁵ muang³]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬieu⁴⁵³⁻²¹ muaŋ⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: sieo³ muong³ [Phonetic: sieo⁵ muong³]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬieu³³²⁻²¹ muoŋ³³²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sió-boán
    • Tâi-lô: Sió-buán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioy'boarn
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ buan⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ buan⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sió-móa
    • Tâi-lô: Sió-muá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioymoar
    • IPA (Taipei): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muã⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ muã⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: siou² muan²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sióu muáⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siou⁵²⁻³⁵ mũã⁵²⁻²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵shiau-moe
    • MiniDict: shiau^去 moe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xiau-moe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɔ³³ mø⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: siau³ monn³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /si̯ɒu̯⁴¹ mõ⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕi̯ɒu̯⁴¹ mõ⁴¹/

Proper noun

小滿

1. Lesser Fullness of Grain (8th of the 24 solar terms)
2. the day marking the beginning of the 8th solar term (May 20, 21, or 22) when the winter wheat, down the previous autumn, is filling out its ears

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (小滿):

• → Japanese: 小満(しょうまん) (shōman)
• → Korean: 소만(小滿) (soman)
• → Vietnamese: Tiểu mãn (小滿)

See also

• 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄／惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
  • Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿／小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種／芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
  • Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑／处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
  • Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)

References

• “小滿”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
• “Entry #661”, in 臺灣客語辭典 [Dictionary of Taiwan Hakka] (overall work in Chinese and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	滿
しょう Grade: 1	まん Hyōgai
on'yomi

Proper noun

小(しょう)滿(まん) • (Shōman) ^{←せうまん (Seuman)?}

1. Kyūjitai form of 小満

Korean

Hanja in this term
小	滿

Noun

小滿 • (soman) (hangeul 소만)

1. hanja form^? of 소만

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
小	滿

Proper noun

小滿

1. chữ Hán form of Tiểu mãn.

See also

• Hai mươi tư tiết khí (𠄩𨒒四節氣, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: Lập xuân (立春)、Vũ thủy (雨水)、Kinh trập (驚蟄)、Xuân phân (春分)、Thanh minh (清明)、Cốc vũ (穀雨)
  • Summer: Lập hạ (立夏)、Tiểu mãn (小滿)、Mang chủng (芒種)、Hạ chí (夏至)、Tiểu thử (小暑)、Đại thử (大暑)
  • Autumn: Lập thu (立秋)、Xử thử (處暑)、Bạch lộ (白露)、Thu phân (秋分)、Hàn lộ (寒露)、Sương giáng (霜降)
  • Winter: Lập đông (立冬)、Tiểu tuyết (小雪)、Đại tuyết (大雪)、Đông chí (冬至)、Tiểu hàn (小寒)、Đại hàn (大寒)