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小學生

简小学生 · 繁小學生

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo xué shēng

primary school student
schoolchild
Classifier: 個 gè, 名 míng
(fig.) beginner

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
學: xué · learning, knowledge; school
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
学: xué · learning, knowledge; school

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3–2–1 · xiao3 xue2 sheng1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

siu2 hok6 saang1

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noun · Etymology 1

primary school student
ignoramus (as a term of self-deprecation)

noun · Etymology 2

young student
young child; schoolchild
ignoramus (as a term of self-deprecation)

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