自小

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young
simp. and trad. (自小)		自	小

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìxiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ siu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìxiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhsheau
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ siu²
  - Yale: jih síu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ siu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ xiu²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² siːu̯³⁵/

Adverb

自小

since since childhood; as a child; from when one was very young

Synonyms

一小 (yīxiǎo) (dialectal)
從小／从小 (cóngxiǎo)
從細／从细 (Min Nan)
打小 (dǎxiǎo) (dialectal)

由細到大／由细到大 (Cantonese)
自幼 (zìyòu)
自細／自细 (Cantonese, Min Nan)
起小 (qǐxiǎo) (dialectal)

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