# 小雪
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiǎoxuě
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): siu$^2$ syut$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): 'xieu$^3$ xyot$^6$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siáu-soat
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$shiau-shiq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoxuě [Phonetic: xiáoxuě]
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siǎosyuě
*** Wade–Giles: hsiao$^3$-hsüeh$^3$
*** Yale: syǎu-sywě
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheausheue
*** Palladius: сяосюэ (sjaosjue)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: siu$^2$ syut$^3$
*** Yale: síu syut
*** Cantonese Pinyin: siu$^2$ syt$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xiu$^2$ xud$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /siːu̯³⁵ syːt̚³/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$小說／小说 小雪
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: 'xieu$^3$ xyot$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ˈɕiɛu²¹³⁻¹³ ɕyɵt̚⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siáu-soat
*** Tâi-lô: siáu-suat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siawsoad
*** IPA (Xiamen): /siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ suat̚⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$shiau-shiq
*** MiniDict: shiau$^去$ shih
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$xiau-xiq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɔ³³ ɕiɪʔ⁴⁴/

#### Noun

小雪
* light snowfall; light snow

##### Antonyms

* 大雪 (dàxuě)

### Pronunciation 2

* 小雪 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 小雪 (Cantonese)
* Séu-siet (Hakka)
* Siēu-siók (cáik-ké) (Eastern Min)
* Siáu-soat (Southern Min)
* Xiaoxue (English)
* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): Xiǎoxuě
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xiao$^3$ xue$^2$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): siu$^2$ syut$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): xieu$^3$ xyot$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): Séu-siet
    (Meixian, Guangdong): xiau$^3$ xiêd$^5$
* Jin (Wiktionary): xiau$^2$ xyeh$^4$
* Northern Min (KCR): Siǎu-sṳè
* Eastern Min (BUC): Siēu-siók
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Siáu-soat
    (Teochew, Peng'im): siou$^2$ soh$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$shiau-shiq
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): siau$^3$ sie$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Xiǎoxuě [Phonetic: xiáoxuě]
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Siǎosyuě
*** Wade–Giles: Hsiao$^3$-hsüeh$^3$
*** Yale: Syǎu-sywě
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheausheue
*** Palladius: Сяосюэ (Sjaosjue)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: xiao$^3$ xue$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiaoxye
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕiau⁵³ ɕye²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: siu$^2$ syut$^3$
*** Yale: síu syut
*** Cantonese Pinyin: siu$^2$ syt$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xiu$^2$ xud$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /siːu̯³⁵ syːt̚³/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$小說／小说 小雪
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: xieu$^3$ xyot$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕiɛu²¹³⁻¹³ ɕyɵt̚⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Séu-siet
*** Hakka Romanization System: seu$^ˋ$ xied$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: seu$^3$ xiad$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /seu̯³¹ si̯et̚²/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: xiau$^3$ xiêd$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /siau³¹ siɛt̚¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: xiau$^2$ xyeh$^4$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕiau⁵³ ɕyəʔ²/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Siǎu-sṳè
*** Sinological IPA : /siau²¹ syɛ⁴²/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Siēu-siók
*** Sinological IPA : /sieu³³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(s-)}$luɔʔ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siáu-soat
*** Tâi-lô: Siáu-suat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siawsoad
*** IPA (Xiamen): /siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ suat̚⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: siou$^2$ soh$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sióu soh
*** Sinological IPA : /siou⁵²⁻³⁵ soʔ²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$shiau-shiq
*** MiniDict: shiau$^去$ shih
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$xiau-xiq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɔ³³ ɕiɪʔ⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: siau$^3$ sie$^6$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /si̯ɒu̯⁴¹ si̯e̞²⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /ɕi̯ɒu̯⁴¹ ɕi̯e̞²⁴/

#### Proper noun

小雪
* 20th of the 24 solar terms.

##### Descendants

* → Japanese: 小雪(しょうせつ) (shōsetsu)
* → Korean: 소설(小雪) (soseol)

#### See also

* 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
** Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄／惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
** Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿／小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種／芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
** Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑／处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
** Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 小 | 雪 |
| こ Grade: 1 | ゆき Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 小雪 – see the following entry. :
| 【こゆき】 | [noun] light snowfall |
(This term, 小雪, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 小 | 雪 |
| しょう Grade: 1 | せつ Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||
From 小 (shō, "small," "little") + 雪 (setsu, "snow," "snowfall").

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɕo̞ːse̞t͡sɨ]

#### Noun

小(しょう)雪(せつ) • (shōsetsu)
* lit. "minor snow;" a solar term denoting approximately November 22; one of the 24 nijūshi sekki

#### See also

* 二(に)十(じゅう)四(し)節(せっ)気(き) (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
** Spring: 立(りっ)春(しゅん) (Risshun), 雨(う)水(すい) (Usui), 啓(けい)蟄(ちつ) (Keichitsu), 春(しゅん)分(ぶん) (Shunbun), 清(せい)明(めい) (Seimei), 穀(こく)雨(う) (Kokuu)
** Summer: 立(りっ)夏(か) (Rikka), 小(しょう)満(まん) (Shōman), 芒(ぼう)種(しゅ) (Bōshu), 夏(げ)至(し) (Geshi), 小(しょう)暑(しょ) (Shōsho), 大(たい)暑(しょ) (Taisho)
** Autumn: 立(りっ)秋(しゅう) (Risshū), 処(しょ)暑(しょ) (Shosho), 白(はく)露(ろ) (Hakuro), 秋(しゅう)分(ぶん) (Shūbun), 寒(かん)露(ろ) (Kanro), 霜(そう)降(こう) (Sōkō)
** Winter: 立(りっ)冬(とう) (Rittō), 小(しょう)雪(せつ) (Shōsetsu), 大雪(たいせつ) (Taisetsu), 冬(とう)至(じ) (Tōji), 小(しょう)寒(かん) (Shōkan), 大寒(だいかん) (Daikan)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 小 | 雪 |

### Proper noun

小雪
* chữ Hán form of Tiểu tuyết (“lit. "minor snow;" a solar term denoting approximately November 22”).