少尉 shào wèi ㄕㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ siu3 wai3
- second lieutenant (army rank)
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少
- 不少 bù shǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇ bat1 siu2 many; quite a few; a good number of
- 多少 duō shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ do1 siu2 number; amount
- 多少 duō shao ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄕㄠ do1 siu2 how much?; how many?
- 少儿 少兒 shào ér ㄕㄠˋ ㄦˊ siu3 ji4 child
- 少女 shào nǚ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ siu3 neoi5 girl
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- 少年 shào nián ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ siu3 nin4 early youth
- 少数 少數 shǎo shù ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ siu2 sou3 small number
- 少有 shǎo yǒu ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ siu2 jau5 rare
- 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ siu2 gin3 rare; seldom seen
- 少量 shǎo liàng ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ siu2 loeng6 a smidgen
- 最少 zuì shǎo ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄠˇ zeoi3 siu2 at least
- 减少 減少 jiǎn shǎo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇ gaam2 siu2 to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- 稀少 xī shǎo ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ hei1 siu2 sparse
- 缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 lack
- 至少 zhì shǎo ㄓˋ ㄕㄠˇ zi3 siu2 at least
- 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo ㄕㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ siu2 bat1 liu5 cannot do without
- 少林寺 Shào lín Sì ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄙˋ siu3 lam4 zi6 Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
- 极少数 極少數 jí shǎo shù ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ gik6 siu2 sou3 extremely few
- 青少年 qīng shào nián ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cing1 siu3 nin4 adolescent
- 多多少少 duō duō shǎo shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄠˇ do1 do1 siu2 siu2 to some extent
尉
- 上尉 shàng wèi ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄟˋ soeng6 wai3 captain (military rank)
- 中尉 zhōng wèi ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ zung1 wai3 lieutenant (navy)
- 大尉 dà wèi ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄟˋ daai6 wai3 captain (army rank)
- 尉氏 Wèi shì ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ wai3 si6 see 尉氏县
- 尉犁 Yù lí ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˊ wai3 lai4 see 尉犁县
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- 尉缭 尉繚 Wèi Liáo ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ wai3 liu4 Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇, possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉缭子 text on military strategy
- 尉迟 尉遲 Yù chí ㄩˋ ㄔˊ wai3 ci4 two-character surname Yuchi
- 廷尉 tíng wèi ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ ting4 wai3 chief judicial officer in imperial China
- 校尉 xiào wèi ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ gaau3 wai3 military officer
- 卫尉 衛尉 wèi wèi ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˋ wai6 wai3 commander of the imperial guards
- 都尉 dū wèi ㄉㄨ ㄨㄟˋ dou1 wai3 military rank
- 尉氏县 尉氏縣 Wèi shì Xiàn ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ wai3 si6 jyun6 Weishi, a county in Kaifeng City 开封市, Henan
- 尉犁县 尉犁縣 Yù lí Xiàn ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ wai3 lai4 jyun6 Yuli, a county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
- 尉缭子 尉繚子 Wèi Liáo zi ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄗ wai3 liu4 zi2 Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书, possibly written by Wei Liao 尉缭 during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- 尉迟恭 尉遲恭 Yù chí Gōng ㄩˋ ㄔˊ ㄍㄨㄥ wai3 ci4 gung1 General Yuchi Gong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty
- 骑都尉 騎都尉 qí dū wèi ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄨ ㄨㄟˋ ke4 dou1 wai3 (archaic) cavalry commandant; cavalry captain
- 摸金校尉 mō jīn xiào wèi ㄇㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ mo2 gam1 gaau3 wai3 (idiom) military title said to have existed in the Han dynasty, allegedly granted to officials tasked with retrieving gold from tombs to fund military campaigns; (in popular fiction) tomb raider
- 陆军中尉 陸軍中尉 lù jūn zhōng wèi ㄌㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ luk6 gwan1 zung1 wai3 lieutenant
Idioms with these characters
- 寡二少双 寡二少雙 guǎ èr shǎo shuāng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˋ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄤ gwaa2 ji6 siu3 soeng1 peerless
- 积少成多 積少成多 jī shǎo chéng duō ㄐㄧ ㄕㄠˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄛ zik1 siu2 sing4 do1 (idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean
- 老夫少妻 lǎo fū shào qī ㄌㄠˇ ㄈㄨ ㄕㄠˋ ㄑㄧ lou5 fu1 siu3 cai1 (idiom) older husband and much younger wife
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- 年少无知 年少無知 nián shào wú zhī ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄠˋ ㄨˊ ㄓ nin4 siu3 mou4 zi1 (idiom) young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
- 人烟稀少 人煙稀少 rén yān xī shǎo ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ jan4 jin1 hei1 siu2 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
- 僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo ㄙㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄡ ㄕㄠˇ zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
- 少不更事 shào bù gēng shì ㄕㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕˋ (idiom) young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears
- 少见多怪 少見多怪 shǎo jiàn duō guài ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ siu2 gin3 do1 gwaai3 lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain things (idiom)
- 疏谋少略 疎謀少略 shū móu shǎo lüè ㄕㄨ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄩㄝˋ (idiom) unable to plan; inept at strategy
- 凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ hung1 do1 gat1 siu3 lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)