# 小時
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiǎoshí
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): siu$^2$ si$^4$
* Eastern Min (BUC): siēu-sì
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sió-sî
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoshí
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoshíh
*** Wade–Giles: hsiao$^3$-shih$^2$
*** Yale: syǎu-shŕ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushyr
*** Palladius: сяоши (sjaoši)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$小時／小时 小食
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: siu$^2$ si$^4$
*** Yale: síu sìh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: siu$^2$ si$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xiu$^2$ xi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /siːu̯³⁵ siː²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: siēu-sì
*** Sinological IPA : /sieu³³⁻²¹ $^{(s-)}$li⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-sî
*** Tâi-lô: sió-sî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sioysii
*** IPA (Xiamen): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si²³/

### Noun

小時
* hour (Classifier: 個／个 m)
    七個小時／七个小时 ― qī ge xiǎoshí ― seven hours
       Èrshísì xiǎoshí yíngyè. [Pinyin]
       Open 24 hours.
       Shísù kě dá měi xiǎoshí yībǎiqīshí gōnglǐ. [Pinyin]
       The speed can reach 170 kilometres per hour.
* childhood

#### Synonyms

* (hour):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小時 ‡, 鐘頭 †, 鐘點 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 小時 ‡, 鐘頭 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 鐘頭 †, 鐘點兒 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 小時 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 小時 †, 鐘頭 † |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 鐘頭 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 鐘頭兒 †, 鐘點兒 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 鐘頭兒 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 鐘頭 † |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 鐘頭子 † |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 鐘 †, *, 鐘頭 †, 點鐘 × |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鐘 †, §, 鐘頭 † |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 鐘頭 † |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 點鐘 × |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 鐘 † |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 鐘 † |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 鐘 † |
| Gan | Nanchang | 鐘頭 † |
| Gan | Lichuan | 鐘頭 † |
| Hakka | Meixian | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 點鐘 × |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 鐘頭 † |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 鐘頭 † |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 點鐘 ×, 鐘頭 ¶ |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 點鐘 × |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 鐘頭 † |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 點鐘 × |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 鐘 †, 鐘頭 †, 點鐘 × |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 點鐘 × |
| Wu | Shanghai | 鐘頭 † |
| Wu | Danyang | 鐘頭 † |
| Wu | Ningbo | 鐘頭 † |
| Note | † - requires the classifier 個; ‡ - can be used with or without the classifier 個; § - requires the classifier 粒; * - requires the classifier 句; ¶ - requires the classifier 隻; × - cannot be used with a classifier | † - requires the classifier 個; ‡ - can be used with or without the classifier 個; § - requires the classifier 粒; * - requires the classifier 句; ¶ - requires the classifier 隻; × - cannot be used with a classifier |
* (childhood):
* 兒童期／儿童期 (értóngqī)
* 囡仔時／囡仔时 (Xiamen Hokkien)
* 幼年 (yòunián)
* 沖齡／冲龄 (chōnglíng) (literary, chiefly of a monarch)
* 童年 (tóngnián)
* 髫年 (tiáonián) (literary)
* 髫齔／髫龀 (tiáochèn)
* 齠年／龆年 (tiáonián) (literary)

### Classifier

小時
* hour
    三小時／三小时 ― sān xiǎoshí ― three hours

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小時 ‡, 鐘頭 †, 鐘點 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 小時 ‡, 鐘頭 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 鐘頭 †, 鐘點兒 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 小時 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 小時 †, 鐘頭 † |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 鐘頭 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 鐘頭兒 †, 鐘點兒 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 鐘頭兒 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 鐘頭 † |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 鐘頭子 † |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 鐘 †, *, 鐘頭 †, 點鐘 × |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鐘 †, §, 鐘頭 † |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 鐘頭 † |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 點鐘 × |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 鐘 † |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 鐘 † |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 鐘 † |
| Gan | Nanchang | 鐘頭 † |
| Gan | Lichuan | 鐘頭 † |
| Hakka | Meixian | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 點鐘 × |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 點鐘 × |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 鐘頭 † |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 鐘頭 † |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 點鐘 ×, 鐘頭 ¶ |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 點鐘 × |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 點鐘 × |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 鐘頭 † |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 點鐘 × |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 鐘 †, 鐘頭 †, 點鐘 × |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 點鐘 × |
| Wu | Shanghai | 鐘頭 † |
| Wu | Danyang | 鐘頭 † |
| Wu | Ningbo | 鐘頭 † |
| Note | † - requires the classifier 個; ‡ - can be used with or without the classifier 個; § - requires the classifier 粒; * - requires the classifier 句; ¶ - requires the classifier 隻; × - cannot be used with a classifier | † - requires the classifier 個; ‡ - can be used with or without the classifier 個; § - requires the classifier 粒; * - requires the classifier 句; ¶ - requires the classifier 隻; × - cannot be used with a classifier |