(slang) cockroach ("Little Qiang" was originally the name given to a dead cockroach that had supposedly been a pet of the lead character in the 1993 Hong Kong comedy movie "Flirting Scholar". Subsequently, it came to be used as a name for any cockroach, and also for characters in film and television who are seemingly indestructible or repeatedly resurrected.)
1. by a small margin2. slightly (increase or decrease)3. (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small
1. 10th month of the lunar calendar2. Indian summer3. crops sown in late autumn
1. ordinary people2. commoner3. civilian
1. sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls2. see also 大球[dà qiú]
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
中篇小说 中篇小說 zhōng piān xiǎo shuō novella
1. (old) (in a tavern or inn etc) waiter2. attendant
(sports) to secure a narrow win; to edge out
"Becks", nickname of British footballer David Beckham (see 贝克汉姆[bèi kè hàn mǔ])
Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facto leader of PRC 1978-1990 and creator of "socialism with Chinese characteristics"
close-fitting (Chinese-style) upper garment
(math.) infinitesimal; infinitely small
1. sketch biography2. profile
1. (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age2. (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard3. (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc)
1. mess hall for high-ranking cadres2. (fig.) special treatment3. cf. 大灶[dà zào]
1. summary2. short3. brief4. wrap-up+1 条 a small bridge over a flowing stream
capitals and lowercase letters
bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)
1. young married woman2. mistress3. (fig.) punching bag4. (old) child bride+1 条 1. (bird species of China) tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus)2. Little Swan (PRC appliance brand)
lower elementary school (abbr. for 初级小学[chū jí xiǎo xué])
1. elementary school (Tw)2. abbr. for 国民小学[guó mín xiǎo xué]
1. thief2. bandit3. scoundrel4. villain+1 条 1. mistress2. the other woman (coll.)3. grade 3 in elementary school
1. Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle2. Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras3. also pr. [xiǎo chéng]
1. husband's younger brother2. brother-in-law
1. small2. unimportant3. (polite) my humble person
(coll.) young man; polite or friendly form of address or reference for a young male
falsetto (in Chinese opera)
1. mother's youngest sister2. wife's younger sister; sister-in-law
1. my son-in-law (humble)2. I (spoken to parents-in-law)
1. petty official2. minor functionary
Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 6th-19th January
Xiaozhai neighborhood of Xi'an
1. lunar month of 29 days2. same as 小尽[xiǎo jìn]