少 siu³ {shǎo}

(adjective) young

少 siu³ {shǎo}

1. few
2. less
3. to lack
4. to be missing
5. to stop (doing sth)
6. seldom

少 siu³ {shào}

young

少啲 siu² di¹ {shǎo dī}

adj; less; little; seldom

少食 siu² sik⁶ {shǎo shí}

eat less

少少 siu² siu² {shǎo shǎo}

a little; little bit

少奶 siu³ naai¹ {shào nǎi}

a married young lady (mistress of the house), normally refers to a woman that are married to a rich husband

少男 siu³ naam⁴ {shào nán}

young boy

少女 siu³ neoi⁵ {shào nǚ}

teenage girl

少壯〔-壮〕 siu³ zong³ {shào zhuàng}

adj; young and vigorous

少放 siu² fong³ {shǎo fàng}

to add less (of a spice etc)

少間〔-间〕 siu² gaan¹ {shǎo jiàn}

1. soon
2. a short while
3. a narrow gap
4. slightly better (state of health)

少見〔-见〕 siu² gin³ {shǎo jiàn}

1. rare
2. not familiar (to the speaker)
3. sth rarely experience
4. hard to see

少刻 siu² hak¹ {shǎo kè}

1. a short while
2. soon

少許〔-许〕 siu² heoi² {shǎo xǔ}

1. a little
2. a few

少有 siu² jau⁵ {shǎo yǒu}

1. rare
2. infrequent

少頃〔-顷〕 siu² king² {shǎo qǐng}

1. in a short while
2. presently

少量 siu² loeng⁶ {shǎo liàng}

1. a smidgen
2. a little bit
3. a few

少來〔-来〕 siu² loi⁴ {shǎo lái}

1. refrain (from doing sth)
2. (coll.) Come on!
3. Give me a break!
4. Save it!

少數〔-数〕 siu² sou³ {shǎo shù}

1. small number
2. few
3. minority

少東〔-东〕 siu³ dung¹ {shào dōng}

1. boss' son
2. young master

少府 siu³ fu² {shǎo fǔ}

Minor Treasurer in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿

少婦〔-妇〕 siu³ fu⁵ {shào fù}

young married woman

少校 siu³ gaau³ {shào xiào}

1. junior ranking officer in Chinese army
2. major
3. lieutenant commander

少爺〔-爷〕 siu³ je⁴ {shào ye}

1. son of the boss
2. young master of the house
3. your son (honorific)

少兒〔-儿〕 siu³ ji⁴ {shào ér}

child

少林 siu³ lam⁴ {Shào lín}

the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school

少女 siu³ neoi⁵ {shào nǚ}

1. girl
2. young lady

少艾 siu³ ngaai⁶ {shào ài}

1. young and pretty
2. pretty girl

少年 siu³ nin⁴ {shào nián}

1. youngster
2. juvenile

少尉 siu³ wai³ {shào wèi}

second lieutenant (army rank)

少將〔-将〕 siu³ zoeng³ {shào jiàng}

1. major general
2. rear admiral
3. air vice marshal

少不免 siu² bat¹ min⁵ {shǎo bù miǎn}

cannot prevent; unavoidable

少塊膶〔-块-〕 siu² faai³ jeon² {shǎo kuài rèn}

adj; literally, missing a liver, metaphor that means missing an important part, or someone dumb and stupid

少件膶 siu² gin⁶ jeon² {shǎo jiàn rèn}

to be mentally disturbed; aberrant personality; abnormal mentality

少一點〔--点〕 siu² jat¹ dim² {shǎo yī diǎn}

a bit less

少爺占〔-爷-〕 siu³ je⁴ zim¹ {shào ye zhàn}

Jim Yan Chi Hong, name of a DJ in Hong Kong

少林拳 siu³ lam⁴ kyun⁴ {Shào lín quán}

Shaolin boxing

少不得 siu² bat¹ dak¹ {shǎo bu dé}

1. cannot be avoided
2. cannot do without

少不了 siu² bat¹ liu⁵ {shǎo bu liǎo}

1. cannot do without
2. to be unavoidable
3. are bound to be many

少塊肉〔-块-〕 siu² faai³ juk⁶ {shǎo kuài ròu}

1. (coll.) (usually used in the negative) (can't) hurt (to do sth)
2. (won't) hurt (to do sth)

少根筋 siu² gan¹ gan¹ {shǎo gēn jīn}

1. (coll.) dim-witted
2. foolish
3. absent-minded

少成多 siu² sing⁴ do¹ {shǎo chéng duō}

Many little things add up to sth great (idiom); many a mickle makes a muckle

少陽病〔-阳-〕 siu³ joeng⁴ beng⁶ {shǎo yáng bìng}

name of disease in TCM

少陽經〔-阳经〕 siu³ joeng⁴ ging¹ {shǎo yáng jīng}

one of the channels of TCM

少林寺 siu³ lam⁴ zi⁶ {Shào lín Sì}

Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks

少奶奶 siu³ naai¹ naai¹ {shào nǎi nai}

1. young lady of the house
2. wife of the young master

少女峰 siu³ neoi⁵ fung¹ {shào nǚ fēng}

Jungfrau, peak in Switzerland

少年犯 siu³ nin⁴ faan² {shào nián fàn}

1. young criminal
2. juvenile delinquent

少年宮〔--宫〕 siu³ nin⁴ gung¹ {Shào nián Gōng}

Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities

少先隊〔--队〕 siu³ sin¹ deoi⁶ {Shào Xiān duì}

Young Pioneers of China, abbr. for 少年先鋒隊

少壯派〔-壮-〕 siu³ zong³ paai³ {shào zhuàng pài}

1. young guard
2. young and vigorous group with new ideas
3. new wave

少件得件 siu² gin⁶ dak¹ gin⁶ {shǎo jiàn de jiàn}

it's better not to make a fuss over everything

少不更事 siu³ bat¹ gang¹ si⁶ {shào bù gēng shì}

adj; young and inexperienced; inexperience in life

少女時代〔--时-〕 siu³ neoi⁵ si⁴ doi⁶ {shào nǚ shí dài}

Girls' Generation; girlhood

少年宮站〔--宫-〕 siu³ nin⁴ gung¹ zaam⁶ {shào nián gōng zhàn}

Children's Palace Station, a MTR station in Shenzhen, China

少突膠質〔--胶质〕 siu² dat⁶ gaau¹ zat¹ {shǎo tū jiāo zhì}

1. oligodendrocytes (Greek: cells with few branches), a type of cell in central nervous system
2. oligodendroglia

少見多怪〔-见--〕 siu² gin³ do¹ gwaai³ {shǎo jiàn duō guài}

1. lit. rarely seen, very strange (idiom); to express amazement due to lack of experience
2. naive expression of excitement due to ignorance

少管閒事〔--闲-〕 siu² gun² haan⁴ si⁶ {shǎo guǎn xián shì}

1. Mind your own business!
2. Don't interfere!

少兒不宜〔-儿--〕 siu² ji⁴ bat¹ ji⁴ {shào ér bù yí}

not suitable for children

少安毋躁 siu² on¹ mou⁴ cou³ {shǎo ān wú zào}

1. keep calm, don't get excited
2. don't be impatient

少數民族〔-数--〕 siu² sou³ man⁴ zuk⁶ {shǎo shù mín zú}

1. national minority
2. ethnic group

少說為佳〔-说为-〕 siu² syut³ wai⁴ gaai¹ {shǎo shuō wéi jiā}

1. Few words are best.
2. Brevity is the soul of wit.

少之又少 siu² zi¹ jau⁶ siu² {shǎo zhī yòu shǎo}

1. very few
2. very little

少男少女 siu³ naam⁴ siu³ neoi⁵ {shào nán shào nǚ}

1. boys and girls
2. teenagers

少年老成 siu³ nin⁴ lou⁵ sing⁴ {shào nián lǎo chéng}

1. accomplished though young
2. lacking youthful vigor

少年之家 siu³ nin⁴ zi¹ gaa¹ {shào nián zhī jiā}

1. children's center
2. children's club

少數怕長計〔-数-长计〕 siu² sou³ paa³ coeng⁴ gai³ {shǎo shù pà cháng jì}

it's not good when many small amounts are added up, then they become a big amount of money

少數民族鄉〔-数--乡〕 siu² sou³ man⁴ zuk⁶ hoeng¹ {shǎo shù mín zú xiāng}

ethnic township (formal village level subdivision of PRC county)

少年先鋒隊〔---锋队〕 siu³ nin⁴ sin¹ fung¹ deoi² {Shào nián Xiān fēng duì}

1. Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League)
2. abbr. to 少先隊

少女露笑臉，婚事半成全〔----脸------〕 siu³ neoi⁵ lou⁶ siu³ lim⁵ ，fan¹ si⁶ bun³ sing⁴ cyun⁴ {shào nǚ lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán}

When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)

少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲〔-壮-------伤-〕 siu³ zong³ bat¹ nou⁵ lik⁶ ，lou⁵ daai⁶ tou⁴ soeng¹ bei¹ {shào zhuàng bù nǔ lì , lǎo dà tú shāng bēi}

if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age