大大小小

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young
simp. and trad. (大大小小)		大	大	小	小
AABB-type reduplication of 大小 (dàxiǎo).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàdàxiǎoxiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ daai⁶ siu² siu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàdàxiǎoxiǎo [Phonetic: dàdàxiáoxiǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàdàsiǎosiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: ta⁴-ta⁴-hsiao³-hsiao³
  - Yale: dà-dà-syǎu-syǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahdahsheausheau
  - Palladius: дадасяосяо (dadasjaosjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ daai⁶ siu² siu²
  - Yale: daaih daaih síu síu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ daai⁶ siu² siu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ dai⁶ xiu² xiu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² taːi̯²² siːu̯³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

Adjective

大大小小

large and small; of all sizes

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