小官
Chinese
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
official; government; organ of body | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (小官) |
小 | 官 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoguān
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoguan
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-kuan1
- Yale: syǎu-gwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauguan
- Palladius: сяогуань (sjaoguanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 gun1
- Yale: síu gūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 gun1
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 gun1
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
小官
- (literary) minor official
- (literary) modest term of self-address
- (literary) shop assistant
Synonyms
- (minor official): (literary) 小吏 (xiǎolì), (literary) 胥吏 (xūlì)
- (shop assistant): (dated, informal) 夥計／伙计 (huǒjì)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 小 | 官 |
| しょう Grade: 1 |
かん Grade: 4 |
Pronoun
小官 • (shōkan)
Usage notes
- A slightly old-fashioned term which may be used by government officials to refer to themselves. Literally a "petty official".
See also
| First-person pronouns by elementary school pupils (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Situation | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Female | To friends | うち (uchi) 49% | First name 26% | あたし (atashi) 15% |
| In the family | First name 33% | あたし (atashi) 29% | うち (uchi) 23% | |
| In a class | わたし (watashi) 86% | あたし (atashi) 7% | うち (uchi) 6% | |
| To an unknown visitor | わたし (watashi) 75% | あたし (atashi), first name, うち (uchi) 8% each | ||
| To the class teacher | わたし (watashi) 66% | First name 13% | あたし (atashi) 9% | |
| Male | To friends | おれ (ore) 72% | ぼく (boku) 19% | First name 4% |
| In the family | おれ (ore) 62% | ぼく (boku) 23% | うち (uchi) 6% | |
| In a class | ぼく (boku) 85% | おれ (ore) 13% | First name, nickname 1% each | |
| To an unknown visitor | ぼく (boku) 64% | おれ (ore) 26% | First name 4% | |
| To the class teacher | ぼく (boku) 67% | おれ (ore) 27% | First name 3% | |
| First-person pronouns by university students (2009) | ||||
| Speaker | Situation | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Female | To friends | うち (uchi) 39% | あたし (atashi) 30% | わたし (watashi) 22% |
| In the family | あたし (atashi) 28% | First name 27% | うち (uchi) 18% | |
| In a class | わたし (watashi) 89% | あたし (atashi) 7% | 自分 (jibun) 3% | |
| To an unknown visitor | わたし (watashi) 81% | あたし (atashi) 10% | 自分 (jibun) 6% | |
| To the class teacher | わたし (watashi) 77% | あたし (atashi) 17% | 自分 (jibun) 7% | |
| Male | To friends | おれ (ore) 87% | うち (uchi) 4% | わたし (watashi), 自分 (jibun) 2% each |
| In the family | おれ (ore) 88% | ぼく (boku), 自分 (jibun) 5% each | ||
| In a class | わたし (watashi) 48% | 自分 (jibun) 28% | ぼく (boku) 22% | |
| To an unknown visitor | ぼく (boku) 36% | 自分 (jibun) 29% | わたし (watashi) 22% | |
| To the class teacher | 自分 (jibun) 38% | ぼく (boku) 29% | わたし (watashi) 22% | |
1 Japanese first-person pronouns by speakers and situations according to Yuko Saegusa, Concerning the First Personal Pronoun of Native Japanese Speakers (2009)