Singaporean Mandarin Database

This database contains a collection of Mandarin terms which have cultural, historical or sentimental value unique to Singapore. These terms may be used by Singaporeans in the past or at present. Some of the terms are read in print while others are used in our everyday conversations.

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释义

形容词

同类型的物品中体积较小的。

DEFINITION

Adjective

Items that are smaller in size compared to others of the same type.

由来
  • 英语“mini”的音译。
  • 因为“迷你”一词比“小型”、“微型”等词语更具表现力，因此较常作为形容词使用，而且使用范围十分广泛。例如：迷你雨伞、迷你相机、迷你手机、迷你模型等。
  • 在新加坡，“迷你”也可用于修饰已经是小的或小型的指称对象。例如，位于武吉巴督的“小桂林”原是模仿中国桂林山水而建，但距离“小桂林”不远处的另一类似景色则被称
    为“迷你小桂林”。

ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “迷你” is the transliteration of the English term “mini”.
  • As the term “迷你” is more expressive than words such as “小型” (“small”) or “微型” (“micro”), it is commonly used as an adjective in Mandarin. The word has a wide range of uses, with examples such as “迷你雨伞” (“mini umbrella”), “迷你相机” (“mini camera”), “迷你手机” (“mini mobile phone”), “迷你模型” (“mini model”), and more.
  • In Singapore, the term has even been used to refer to things that are already small or exist as a smaller version of the original. For example, Little Guilin in Bukit Batok was originally built to mimic the landscape of Guilin in China, but another similar landscape not far from Little Guilin has been dubbed “Mini Little Guilin”.

例句
载着三个大人和一名女婴的迷你巴士在雨天转弯时失控撞断栏杆，栽进两米深的沟渠，一名乘客因此颈椎骨折。（《联合早报》， 16/3/2022）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
In the rain, a mini-bus carrying three adults and a baby girl lost control while making a turn, broke through a guardrail, and plunged into a 2-metre-deep drain. As a result, one passenger broke his neck. (Lianhe Zaobao, 16/3/2022)
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