小称 (小稱) xiǎo chēng

  1. xiǎo chēng noun a diminutive; a diminutive form
    Domain: Linguistics 语言学
    Notes: A venacular form, such as 小 that is often used in front of names to indicate familiarity and lack of seniority (Sun 2006, loc. 691)
  2. xiǎo chēng phrase minor praise
    Domain: Literature 文学 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: Collocation: a section title in 管子 “Guanzi (Amies 2021 tr.; see also tr. in Liu et al. 2010, p. 343)

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