小二

Chinese

Etymology 1

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	two
simp. and trad. (小二)		小	二

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎo'èr

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² ji^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎo'èr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎo-èr
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-êrh⁴
  - Yale: syǎu-èr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauell
  - Palladius: сяоэр (sjaoer)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² ji^6-2
  - Yale: síu yí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² ji^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² yi^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ jiː²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

小二

(dated) young waiter (e.g. at an old-styled teahouse)

Synonyms

企檯／企台 (kei⁵ toi^4-2) (Cantonese)
侍應／侍应 (shìyìng) (chiefly Cantonese)
侍應生／侍应生 (shìyìngshēng) (chiefly Cantonese)
侍者 (shìzhě) (formal)
堂倌 (tángguān) (literary)
夥計／伙计 (huǒjì) (dated, informal)
夥記／伙记 (huǒjì) (dated, informal)
服務員／服务员 (fúwùyuán)
服務生／服务生 (fúwùshēng) (chiefly male)
走堂 (zǒutáng) (literary, or Min Nan, dated)
走堂的 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
走桌 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
走桌的 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
跑堂 (pǎotáng) (dated)
跑堂的 (Jin)

Derived terms

小二哥
店小二 (diànxiǎo'èr)

See also

小三 (xiǎosān)

Etymology 2

		primary school	two
simp. and trad. (小二)		小	二

Short for 小學二年級／小学二年级 (xiǎoxué èr niánjí).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎo'èr

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² ji⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎo'èr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎo-èr
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-êrh⁴
  - Yale: syǎu-èr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauell
  - Palladius: сяоэр (sjaoer)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² ji⁶
  - Yale: síu yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² yi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ jiː²²/

Noun

小二

second year in primary school; second grade

Etymology 3

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	two
simp. and trad. (小二)		小	二

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎo'èr

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎo'èr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎo-èr
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-êrh⁴
  - Yale: syǎu-èr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauell
  - Palladius: сяоэр (sjaoer)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

Noun

小二

Diminutive of 二鍋頭／二锅头 (èrguōtóu, “erguotou”)

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