兩小無猜

Chinese

		both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	unsuspecting; innocent
trad. (兩小無猜)		兩	小	無猜
simp. (两小无猜)		两	小	无猜

Etymology

See 青梅竹馬／青梅竹马 (qīngméizhúmǎ).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liǎngxiǎowúcāi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄘㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁵ siu² mou⁴ caai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: liǎngxiǎowúcāi [Phonetic: liángxiǎowúcāi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄘㄞ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leangsheauwutsai
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: loeng⁵ siu² mou⁴ caai¹
  - Yale: léuhng síu mòuh chāai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁵ siu² mou⁴ tsaai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁵ xiu² mou⁴ cai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lœ̽ːŋ¹³ siːu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰäːi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

兩小無猜

(of boy and girl) becoming innocent playmates

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