自小

自小

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young
simp. and trad. (自小)		自	小

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìxiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ siu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zìxiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhsheau
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ siu²
    • Yale: jih síu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ siu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ xiu²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² siːu̯³⁵/

Adverb

自小

1. since since childhood; as a child; from when one was very young

Synonyms

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一小 (yīxiǎo) (dialectal) 從小／从小 (cóngxiǎo) 從細／从细 (Min Nan) 打小 (dǎxiǎo) (dialectal)

由細到大／由细到大 (Cantonese) 自幼 (zìyòu) 自細／自细 (Cantonese, Min Nan) 起小 (qǐxiǎo) (dialectal)