稀少

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): ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ siu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xīshǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ
    • 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

1. sparse; rare; infrequent

Synonyms

• 稀缺 (xīquē)

Derived terms

人煙稀少／人烟稀少 (rényānxīshǎo)