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小可

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo kě

small
unimportant
(polite) my humble person

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly

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3–3 · xiao3 ke3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

siu2 ho2

Cantonese word readings for 小可. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun · Etymology 1

something small and unimportant

adj · Etymology 1

of little importance; minor; unimportant
(Southern Min) just a little; just a few

pron · Etymology 1

(dated, humble) your servant

adv · Etymology 1

(Southern Min) slightly; a little; somewhat

noun · Etymology 2

small Coke

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