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小黃

简小黄 · 繁小黃

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo huáng

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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3–2 · xiao3 huang2

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noun

(slang) yellow dog (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 條／条 m)
(Mainland China, slang) excavator (vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches, etc.) (Classifier: 輛／辆; 臺／台)
(Taiwan, colloquial) taxi (vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public) (Classifier: 輛／辆)

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