小朋友

Chinese
little, small friend; boyfriend or girlfriend; partner
simp. and trad.
(小朋友)		 小 朋友
Literally: “little friend”.

Pronunciation

Noun

小朋友

  1. child; kid
    小朋友，多吃一點。 / 小朋友，多吃一点。  ―  Xiǎopéngyǒu, duō chī yīdiǎn.  ―  Child, have some more to eat.

Usage notes
  • This term is usually used by adults to address children.

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 小孩 (“child; kid”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 子, 孩, 童
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 兒童, 小孩, 孩子, 小孩子, 小朋友, 小童, 孩童
Mandarin Beijing 小孩兒
Taiwan 小孩, 小孩子
Tianjin 小孩兒
Jinan 小孩兒, 孩子
Xi'an 娃, 碎娃
Wuhan 伢, 小伢
Chengdu 娃兒, 小娃兒, 娃娃, 小娃娃, 小人
Yangzhou 霞子, 小霞子
Hefei 小霞子, 伢子, 小伢子
Cantonese Guangzhou 細路, 細路仔, 細路哥, 細蚊仔
Hong Kong 細路, 細路仔, 細路哥, 細蚊仔
Foshan 細蚊仔, 細路仔
Shunde 細佬哥
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 細蚊仔
Doumen (Shangheng Tanka) 細路仔
Doumen 細佬哥
Taishan 細民仔, 細佬哥
Kaiping (Chikan) 細民仔
Dongguan 細蚊仔
Shaoguan 細路哥, 細紋仔
Yunfu 細佬哥
Yangjiang 細文仔, 細仔
Xinyi 儂
Lianjiang 細紋仔, 細路仔
Gan Nanchang 細人子, 細伢子
Hakka Meixian 細人仔, 細拐仔
Xingning 細仔子
Huidong 阿焦仔
Qujiang 細人子
Xiaosanjiang 細佬仔
Changting 細人哩
Pingyu 細人子
Wuping 細人子
Liancheng 細人子
Ninghua 大細子
Yudu 細人子
Ruijin 細人子
Shicheng 大細子
Shangyou 細伢子
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 細人仔
Liudui (S. Sixian) 細人仔
Hsinchu (Hailu) 細人仔
Dongshi (Dabu) 細人
Hsinchu (Raoping) 細人仔, 細子人
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 細子, 細子人
Jin Taiyuan 娃娃, 小娃娃
Min Bei Jian'ou 囝仔人
Min Dong Fuzhou 伲囝, 伲囝哥
Min Nan Xiamen 囡仔, 囡仔人, 細漢囝, 細漢囡仔
Quanzhou 囡仔, 囡仔人, 細漢囝, 細漢囡仔
Zhangzhou 囡仔, 囡仔人, 細漢囝, 細漢囡仔
Taipei 囡仔
Kaohsiung 囡仔, 囡仔人, 囡仔囝
Tainan 囡仔, 囡仔人, 囡仔囝
Taichung 囡仔
Hsinchu 囡仔
Lukang 囡仔
Sanxia 囡仔
Yilan 囡仔
Kinmen 囡仔
Magong 囡仔
Penang 囡仔, 囡仔人, 囡仔囝, 囝
Philippines (Manila) 囡仔
Chaozhou 孥囝
Wu Shanghai 小囡, 小人, 囡
Suzhou 小幹, 小人
Wenzhou 細兒, 小細兒, 娒, 娒娒
Xiang Changsha 細伢子, 細人子, 伢妹子
Shuangfeng 細人基

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