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少 shaoˇ shaoˋ

(Few, Lack, Less, Little, Rare, Scarce)

Few, Little, Rare, Scarce, Less, Lack

少

少跟戴目鏡的人過不去

shaoˇ genˉ daiˋ muˋ jingˋ de˙ renˊ guoˋ buˊ quˋ

(Don't mess)

Don't mess with someone wearing sights

>>少跟戴目鏡的人過不去

少, 跟, 戴, 目, 鏡, 的, 人, 過, 不, 去

rhymes-少跟戴目鏡的人過不去

少尉

shaoˇ weiˋ

(Second)

Second lieutenant

少, 尉

rhymes-少尉

少開玩笑了

shaoˇ kaiˉ wanˊ xiaoˋ le˙

(Can't be, Joking, You are)

Joking, Can't be serious, You are joking

>>少開玩笑了

少, 開, 玩, 笑, 了

rhymes-少開玩笑了

少女

shaoˇ nuuˇ

(Maiden, Teenage)

Teenage girl, Maiden

少, 女

rhymes-少女

少兒

shaoˇ erˊ

(Children)

Children

少, 兒

rhymes-少兒

少之又少

shaoˇ zhiˉ youˋ shaoˇ

(Few and)

Few and far between

少, 之, 又, 少

rhymes-少之又少

少部份

shaoˇ buˋ fenˋ

(Few, Small amount, small number)

A few, A small amount, A small number of

>>少部份

少, 部, 份

rhymes-少部份

少部分

shaoˇ buˋ fenˋ

(Small portion)

Small portion

>>少部分

少, 部, 分

rhymes-少部分

少混蛋

shaoˇ hunˋ danˋ

(Don't be)

Don't be an asshole!

>>少混蛋

少, 混, 蛋

rhymes-少混蛋

少不了

shaoˇ bu˙ liaoˇ

(Indispensable, Inevitable, Inevitably, No doubt)

Indispensable, Inevitable, Inevitably, No doubt

>>少不了

少, 不, 了

rhymes-少不了

少來了

shaoˇ laiˊ le˙

(Cut it, Stop it)

Cut it out!, Stop it!

>>少來了

少, 來, 了

rhymes-少來了

少林寺

shaoˇ linˊ siˋ

(Shaolin)

Shaolin Temple

少, 林, 寺

rhymes-少林寺

量少

liangˋ shaoˇ

(Quantity, Small serving)

Small serving, Quantity is small

量, 少

盡可能少

jinˋ keˇ nengˊ shaoˇ

(As little, As minimal)

As little as possible, As minimal as possible

>>盡可能少

盡, 可, 能, 少

變少

bianˋ shaoˇ

(Becomes, Lessens, Reduces)

Reduces, Becomes smaller, Lessens

變, 少

稀少

xiˉ shaoˇ

(Scarce)

Scarce

稀, 少

或多或少

huoˋ duoˉ huoˋ shaoˇ

(More or less, To varying)

More or less, To varying degrees

或, 多, 或, 少

這或多或少

zheˋ huoˋ duoˉ huoˋ shaoˇ

(This is)

This is more or less

>>這或多或少

這, 或, 多, 或, 少

多退少補

duoˉ tuiˋ shaoˇ buˇ

(Make up for, Refund)

Refund for overpayment or supplemental payment for underpayment, Make up for any over or underpayment

多, 退, 少, 補

小少爺

xiaoˇ shaoˇ yeˊ

(Little master, Young)

Young lord, Little master

小, 少, 爺

非常少

feiˉ changˊ shaoˇ

(Very Little)

Very little

>>非常少

非, 常, 少

必不可少

biˋ buˋ keˇ shaoˇ

(Essential)

Essential

>>必不可少

必, 不, 可, 少

不論遇到少困難

buˊ lunˋ yuˋ daoˋ shaoˇ kunˋ nanˊ

(Despite the, Regardless of)

Regardless of the problems encountered, Despite the difficulties

>>不論遇到少困難

不, 論, 遇, 到, 少, 困, 難

還要少

haiˊ yaoˋ shaoˇ

(Even less)

Even less

>>還要少

還, 要, 少

而且我們所需要花
費的努力就越少

erˊ qieˇ woˇ men˙ suoˇ xuˉ yaoˋ huaˉ
feiˋ de˙ nuˇ liˋ jiuˋ yueˋ shaoˇ

(And the)

And the less effort we have to expend

>>而且我們所需要花費的努力就越少

而, 且, 我, 們, 所, 需, 要, 花
費, 的, 努, 力, 就, 越, 少

老少

laoˇ shaoˋ

(Both old, Both the, Old and)

Old and young, Both old and young, Both the old and young

老, 少

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