小說

See also: 小説 and 小说

Chinese

Etymology 1
 
small; tiny; few; young
 to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (小說) 小 說
simp. (小说) 小 说

Pronunciation
Rime
Character 小 說
Reading # 1/1 3/3
Initial (聲) 心 (16) 書 (26)
Final (韻) 宵 (91) 薛 (82)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 私兆切 失爇切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /siᴇuX/ /ɕiuᴇt̚/
Pan
Wuyun		 /siɛuX/ /ɕʷiɛt̚/
Shao
Rongfen		 /sjæuX/ /ɕjuæt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /siawX/ /ɕwiat̚/
Li
Rong		 /siɛuX/ /ɕiuɛt̚/
Wang
Li		 /sĭɛuX/ /ɕĭuɛt̚/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /si̯ɛuX/ /ɕi̯wɛt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 xiǎo shuo
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 小 說
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)		 xiǎo shuō
Middle
Chinese		 ‹ sjewX › ‹ sywet ›
Old
Chinese		 /*[s]ewʔ/ /*l̥ot/
English small speak, explain

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 小 說
Reading # 1/1 2/3
No. 13705 2571
Phonetic
component		 小 兑
Rime
group		 宵 月
Rime
subdivision		 2 3
Corresponding
MC rime		 小 說
Old
Chinese		 /*smewʔ/ /*hljod/
Notes 甲金文象沙而指小，
指事字

Noun

小說

  1. fiction (including novels, novellas, short stories and flash fiction) (Classifier: 本; 部)
    這部電影改編自著名的同名小說。 [MSC, trad.]
    这部电影改编自著名的同名小说。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè bù diànyǐng gǎibiān zì zhùmíng de tóngmíng xiǎoshuō. [Pinyin]
    The film is adapted from the well-known novel of the same name.
    我從來沒有想到他是那本小說的作者。 [MSC, trad.]
    我从来没有想到他是那本小说的作者。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu xiǎngdào tā shì nà běn xiǎoshuō de zuòzhě. [Pinyin]
    It never occurred to me that he was the author of that novel.
  2. (literary) petty words
    飾小說以干縣令，其於大達亦遠矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    饰小说以干县令，其于大达亦远矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
    Shì xiǎoshuō yǐ gān xuánlìng, qí yú dàdá yì yuǎn yǐ. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this example)
  3. (literary) miscellaneous book (clarification of this definition is needed)
Derived terms
Derived terms from 小說

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (小說):

Etymology 2
 
small; tiny; few; young
 joy (original character of 悅)
trad. (小說) 小 說
simp. (小说) 小 说

Pronunciation
Rime
Character 小 說
Reading # 1/1 2/3
Initial (聲) 心 (16) 以 (36)
Final (韻) 宵 (91) 薛 (82)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 私兆切 弋雪切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /siᴇuX/ /jiuᴇt̚/
Pan
Wuyun		 /siɛuX/ /jʷiɛt̚/
Shao
Rongfen		 /sjæuX/ /juæt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /siawX/ /jwiat̚/
Li
Rong		 /siɛuX/ /iuɛt̚/
Wang
Li		 /sĭɛuX/ /jĭuɛt̚/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /si̯ɛuX/ /i̯wɛt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 xiǎo yuè
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 小 說
Reading # 1/1 3/3
No. 13705 2577
Phonetic
component		 小 兑
Rime
group		 宵 月
Rime
subdivision		 2 3
Corresponding
MC rime		 小 悅
Old
Chinese		 /*smewʔ/ /*lod/
Notes 甲金文象沙而指小，
指事字

Noun

小說

  1. (literary) little joy

Japanese
Kanji in this term
小 說
しょう
Grade: 1		 せつ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

小說 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 小説, hiragana しょうせつ, rōmaji shōsetsu)

  1. Kyūjitai form of 小説 (“novel; story; fiction”)

Korean
Hanja in this term
小說

Noun

小說 • (soseol) (hangeul 소설)

  1. Hanja form? of 소설 (“a novel or novels”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
小說

Noun

小說

  1. Hán tự form of tiểu thuyết (“novel”).
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