Chinese More information phonetic, alternative forms ... phonetic simp. and trad.(三小) 三 小 alternative forms 3小 Internet slang尛 Internet slang anagram 小三 Close Etymology From Hokkien 啥潲 (sáⁿ-siâu, “what the hell”). Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): sānxiǎo (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄠˇ Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: sānxiǎo Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄠˇ Tongyong Pinyin: sansiǎo Wade–Giles: san1-hsiao3 Yale: sān-syǎu Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sansheau Palladius: саньсяо (sanʹsjao) Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Pronoun 三小 (Taiwanese Mandarin, vulgar) what the hell 看三小？ [Taiwanese Mandarin] ― Kàn sānxiǎo? [Pinyin] ― What the hell are you looking at? Synonyms 什麼鬼／什么鬼 (shénmeguǐ) Japanese Pronunciation 1 More information Kanji in this term ... Kanji in this term 三 小 さんGrade: 1 こGrade: 1 jūbakoyomi Close IPA(key): [sã̠ŋko̞] Proper noun 三(さん)小(こ) • (Sanko) a surname Pronunciation 2 More information Kanji in this term ... Kanji in this term 三 小 みつGrade: 1 しょうGrade: 1 yutōyomi Close IPA(key): [mʲit͡sɨɕo̞ː] Proper noun 三(みつ)小(しょう) • (Mitsushō) a surname Further reading 三小 - 名字由来netWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.