稀少

Chinese

		diluted; sparse	young; few; little young; few; little; lack
simp. and trad. (稀少)		稀	少
variant forms		希少

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīshǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄕㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ siu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīshǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄕㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishao
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sishǎo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei¹ siu²
  - Yale: hēi síu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ siu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ xiu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

Adjective

稀少

sparse; rare; infrequent

Synonyms

稀缺 (xīquē)

Derived terms

人煙稀少／人烟稀少 (rényānxīshǎo)

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