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小二

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo èr

waiter

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
二: èr · two; twice

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3–4 · xiao3 er4

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siu2 ji2

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noun · Etymology 1

(dated) young waiter (e.g. at an old-styled teahouse)

noun · Etymology 2

second year in primary school; second grade

noun · Etymology 3

(diminutive, form-of) diminutive of 二鍋頭 /二锅头 (èrguōtóu, “erguotou”)

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