兩小無猜

兩小無猜

Chinese

		both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	unsuspecting; innocent
trad. (兩小無猜)		兩	小	無猜
simp. (两小无猜)		两	小	无猜

Etymology

See 青梅竹馬／青梅竹马 (qīngméizhúmǎ).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎngxiǎowúcāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄘㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁵ siu² mou⁴ caai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: liǎngxiǎowúcāi [Phonetic: liángxiǎowúcāi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄘㄞ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leangsheauwutsai
    • IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: loeng⁵ siu² mou⁴ caai¹
    • Yale: léuhng síu mòuh chāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁵ siu² mou⁴ tsaai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁵ xiu² mou⁴ cai¹
    • IPA ^(key): /lœ̽ːŋ¹³ siːu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰäːi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

兩小無猜

1. (of boy and girl) becoming innocent playmates