小時〔-时〕 siu² si⁴ {xiǎo shí}

(noun) childhood

小時〔-时〕 siu² si⁴ {xiǎo shí}

1. hour
2. CL: 個

小時工〔-时-〕 siu² si⁴ gung¹ {xiǎo shí gōng}

1. hourly worker
2. hourly job

小時候〔-时-〕 siu² si⁴ hau⁶ {xiǎo shí hou}

in one's childhood

小時了了，大未必佳〔-时-------〕 siu² si⁴ liu⁵ liu⁵, daai⁶ mei⁶ bit¹ gaai¹ {xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiā}

being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)