小子

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小子

xiǎozǐ Mandarin, Pinyin
ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗˇ Mandarin, Bopomofo
siu² zi² Cantonese, Jyutping
xiǎozǐ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
xiáozǐ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗˇ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
siǎozǐh Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
hsiao³-tzŭ³ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
syǎu-dž Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
sheautzyy Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
сяоцзы Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
siu² zi² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
síu jí Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
siu² dzi² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
xiu² ji² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/siːu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
sjewX tsiX Middle Chinese
/*[s]ewʔ tsəʔ/ Old Chinese, Baxter–Sagart
/*smewʔ ʔslɯʔ/ Old Chinese, Zhengzhang

Sounds like 小子, 小指

釋義

男孩

In English

brat a selfish, spoiled, or unruly child
chap man or fellow

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"小子." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%90. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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小子. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%90

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"小子." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%90.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {小子},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%90},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}