小信

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence
simp. and trad. (小信)		小	信

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎoxìn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoxìn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎosìn
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-hsin⁴
    • Yale: syǎu-syìn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushinn
    • Palladius: сяосинь (sjaosinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵¹/

Noun

小信

1. (literary) little faith; paltry faith

   • 小信未孚，神弗福也。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Xiǎoxìn wèi fú, shén fú fú yě. [Pinyin]

     Such paltry faith wins no trust. The gods will not bless you.