# 小路
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xiǎolù
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄨˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xiao$^3$ nu$^4$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): siu$^2$ lou$^6$
* Gan (Wiktionary): 'xieu$^3$ lu$^5$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sió-lō͘
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$shiau-lu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎolù
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siǎolù
*** Wade–Giles: hsiao$^3$-lu$^4$
*** Yale: syǎu-lù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauluh
*** Palladius: сяолу (sjaolu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: xiao$^3$ nu$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiaolu
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕiau⁵³ nu²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: siu$^2$ lou$^6$
*** Yale: síu louh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: siu$^2$ lou$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xiu$^2$ lou$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /siːu̯³⁵ lou̯²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: 'xieu$^3$ lu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /ˈɕiɛu²¹³⁻²⁴ lu¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-lō͘
*** Tâi-lô: sió-lōo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sioylo
*** IPA (Xiamen): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$shiau-lu
*** MiniDict: shiau$^去$ lu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$xiau-lu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɔ³³ lu⁴⁴/

### Noun

小路
* narrow path; small pathway; lane
    抄小路 ― chāo xiǎolù ― to take a narrow shortcut

#### Synonyms

(narrow path):
* 墿囝／𰉣囝 (Puxian Min)
* 路仔 (lou$^6$ zai$^2$) (Cantonese)
* 路囝 (lou$^7$ gian$^2$) (Teochew)

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 小 | 路 |
| こうじ ||
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 3 |
| irregular ||
⟨ko$_1$mi$_1$ti⟩ → /komiti/ → /koũdi/ → /koːʑi/
U-onbin (ウ音便) from こみち (komichi). The pronunciation resulting from this onbin, /koũdi/, had been popularised since at least the early twelfth century CE.
Possibly influenced by its antonym おおじ (ōji).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) こーじ [kóꜜòjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
* (Tokyo) こーじ [kòójí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ko̞ːʑi]

#### Noun

小路(こうじ) • (kōji)
* lane, alley
    Antonym: おおじ (ōji, “wide road”)

##### Derived terms

* 広(ひろ)小路(こうじ) (hirokōji, “a main street”)
* 袋(ふくろ)小路(こうじ) (fukurokōji, “blind alley”)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 小 | 路 |
| こ Grade: 1 | みち Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 小路 – see the following entry. :
| 【こみち】 | [noun] path, lane, footpath Alternative spellings 小道, 小径, 径, 小逕, 逕, 蹊 |
(This term, 小路, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 小 | 路 |
| しょう Grade: 1 | じ Grade: 3 |
| jūbakoyomi ||
From 小 (shō, “small, little”) +‎ 路 (-ji, “road, way, route”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しょーじ [shóꜜòjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [ɕo̞ːʑi]

#### Noun

小(しょう)路(じ) • (shōji)
* lane, alley

### References

* ↑ Frellesvig, Bjarke (2010) A History of the Japanese Language, Cambridge University Press, New York, →ISBN, page 193
* ↑ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* ↑ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 4 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Frellesvig, Bjarke (2010) A History of the Japanese Language, Cambridge University Press, New York, →ISBN, page 194
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN