Chinese More information small; tiny; fewsmall; tiny; few; young, to lead; to divert (water); to guide ... small; tiny; fewsmall; tiny; few; young to lead; to divert (water); to guide simp. and trad.(小引) 小 引 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): xiǎoyǐn (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄣˇ Cantonese (Jyutping): siu2 jan5 Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoyǐn [Phonetic: xiáoyǐn] Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄣˇ Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoyǐn Wade–Giles: hsiao3-yin3 Yale: syǎu-yǐn Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauyiin Palladius: сяоинь (sjaoinʹ) Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: siu2 jan5 Yale: síu yáhn Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 jan5 Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 yen5 Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ jɐn¹³/ Noun 小引 preface; foreword; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude Synonyms edit前序 (qiánxù)前言 (qiányán)前記 / 前记 (qiánjì)卷首語 / 卷首语 (juànshǒuyǔ)導言 / 导言 (dǎoyán)小序 (xiǎoxù)序 (xù)序文 (xùwén)序言 (xùyán)弁言 (biànyán) (literary)引言 (yǐnyán)抐話頭 / 抐话头 (Hokkien)發刊詞 / 发刊词 (fākāncí) (to a new periodical)短序 (duǎnxù)緒言 / 绪言 (xùyán)緒論 / 绪论 (xùlùn)自序 (zìxù) (by the author)話頭 / 话头 (Hokkien)踏話頭 / 踏话头 (Hokkien)開場白 / 开场白 (kāichǎngbái)頭序 / 头序 (Hokkien)Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.