Chinese More information small; tiny; fewsmall; tiny; few; young, grey; ash ... small; tiny; fewsmall; tiny; few; young grey; ash man; person; people trad. (小灰人) 小 灰 人 simp. #(小灰人) 小 灰 人 Close Wikipedia has an article on:小灰人 Etymology By analogy with 小綠人/小绿人 (xiǎolǜrén, “little green man”). Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): xiǎohuīrén (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄖㄣˊ Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎohuīrén Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄖㄣˊ Tongyong Pinyin: siǎohueirén Wade–Giles: hsiao3-hui1-jên2 Yale: syǎu-hwēi-rén Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauhueiren Palladius: сяохуэйжэнь (sjaoxuejžɛnʹ) Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/ Noun 小灰人 (science fiction or ufology) grey alien (archetypical, humanoid alien, usually described as having grey skin, elongated, hairless, sexless features, and large, black eyes)Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.