小說家

See also: 小説家 and 小说家

Chinese

		fiction	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (小說家)		小說	家
simp. (小说家)		小说	家

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎoshuōjiā

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² syut³ gaa¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sió-soat-ka

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoshuōjiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛㄐㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoshuojia
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-shuo¹-chia¹
  - Yale: syǎu-shwō-jyā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushuojia
  - Palladius: сяошоцзя (sjaošoczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² syut³ gaa¹
  - Yale: síu syut gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² syt⁸ gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² xud³ ga¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ syːt̚³ kaː⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-soat-ka
  - Tâi-lô: sió-suat-ka
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioysoatkaf
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ suat̚⁵⁻²⁴ ka³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²⁻⁵ ka⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

Noun

小說家

novelist
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) the School of Small Talks among the Hundred Schools of Thought
- 小說家者流，蓋出於稗官。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  小说家者流，盖出于稗官。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE
  Xiǎoshuōjiā zhě liú, gài chū yú bàiguān. [Pinyin]
  The School of Small Talks, probably from the petty officials.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	說	家
しょう Grade: 1	せつ Hyōgai	か Grade: 2
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 小說家 – see the following entry.

【小説家しょうせつか】

[noun] novelist, fiction writer

(This term, 小說家, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
小	說	家

Noun

小說家 • (soseolga) (hangeul 소설가)

hanja form^? of 소설가 (“novelist (author of novels)”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
小	說	家

Noun

小說家

chữ Hán form of tiểu thuyết gia (“novelist”)