小區

小區

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	area; region; district area; region; district; small; distinguish; surname
trad. (小區)		小	區
simp. (小区)		小	区

Etymology

Calque of Russian микрорайон (mikrorajon).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎoqū

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² keoi¹
• Min Nan (Teochew, Peng'im): siao² ku¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoqū
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎocyu
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-chʻü¹
    • Yale: syǎu-chyū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauchiu
    • Palladius: сяоцюй (sjaocjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² keoi¹
    • Yale: síu kēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² koey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² kêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: siao² ku¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siáu khu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siau⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰu³³/

Noun

小區

1. residential estate; neighbourhood; apartment complex (group of buildings usually developed and maintained by the same estate company)