少之又少

Chinese

		young; few; little young; few; little; lack	's; him/her/it; this	(once) again; also; both... and... (once) again; also; both... and...; again	young; few; little young; few; little; lack
simp. and trad. (少之又少)		少	之	又	少

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǎozhīyòushǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˇ ㄓㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² zi¹ jau⁶ siu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǎozhīyòushǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˇ ㄓㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǎojhihyòushǎo
  - Wade–Giles: shao³-chih¹-yu⁴-shao³
  - Yale: shǎu-jr̄-yòu-shǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaojyyowshao
  - Palladius: шаочжиюшао (šaočžijušao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² zi¹ jau⁶ siu²
  - Yale: síu jī yauh síu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² dzi¹ jau⁶ siu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² ji¹ yeo⁶ xiu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² siːu̯³⁵/

Idiom

少之又少

very few; few and far between

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