小麥

See also: 小麦

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	wheat; barley; oats
trad. (小麥)		小	麥
simp. (小麦)		小	麦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xiǎomài

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xiao³ me²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² mak⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): séu-ma̍k
• Jin (Wiktionary): xiau² mieh⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sió-be̍h / sió-be̍eh
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵shiau-maq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎomài
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎomài
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-mai⁴
    • Yale: syǎu-mài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaumay
    • Palladius: сяомай (sjaomaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ maɪ̯⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: xiao³ me²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiaome
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiau⁵³ mɛ²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² mak⁶
    • Yale: síu mahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² mak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² meg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ mɐk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: séu-ma̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: seu^ˋ mag
    • Hagfa Pinyim: seu³ mag⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /seu̯³¹ mak̚⁵/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: xiau² mieh⁴
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕiau⁵³ miəʔ²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-be̍h
    • Tâi-lô: sió-be̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioy'beh
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ beʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ beʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ beʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-be̍eh
    • Tâi-lô: sió-be̍eh
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɛʔ¹²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵shiau-maq
    • MiniDict: shiau^去 mah
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xiau-maq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɔ³³ maʔ⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: sjewX meak

Rime
Character	小	麥
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	宵 (91)	麥 (119)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	私兆切	莫獲切
Baxter	sjewX	meak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/siᴇuX/	/mˠɛk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/siɛuX/	/mᵚæk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/sjæuX/	/mɐk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/siawX/	/məɨjk̚/
Li Rong	/siɛuX/	/mɛk̚/
Wang Li	/sĭɛuX/	/mæk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/si̯ɛuX/	/mæk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiǎo	mò
Expected Cantonese Reflex	siu2	mak6

Noun

小麥

1. wheat

   麵粉是小麥做的粉。 [MSC, trad.]
   面粉是小麦做的粉。 [MSC, simp.]

   Miànfěn shì xiǎomài zuò de fěn. [Pinyin]

   Flour is a powder made from wheat.

Derived terms

• 冬小麥／冬小麦 (dōngxiǎomài)
• 小麥帶區／小麦带区 (xiǎomài dàiqū)
• 小麥粉／小麦粉 (xiǎomàifěn)
• 小麥草／小麦草 (xiǎomàicǎo)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	麥
こ Grade: 1	むぎ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 小麥 – see the following entry.

【小麦こむぎ】 [noun] wheat Alternative spelling コムギ

(This term, 小麥, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
小	麥

Noun

小麥 • (somaek) (hangeul 소맥)

1. hanja form^? of 소맥 (“wheat”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
小	麥

Noun

小麥

1. chữ Hán form of tiểu mạch (“wheat”).