小綠人

See also: 小绿人

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	green	man; person; people
trad. (小綠人)		小	綠	人
simp. (小绿人)		小	绿	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎolǜrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄩˋ ㄖㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎolǜrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄩˋ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎolyùrén
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-lü⁴-jên²
    • Yale: syǎu-lyù-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauliuhren
    • Palladius: сяолюйжэнь (sjaoljujžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

Noun

小綠人

1. (science fiction or humorous) little green man (space alien)
2. (Taiwan, colloquial) green man (small figure of a walking man illuminated in green on a traffic light at a pedestrian crossing, indicating that it is safe to cross the road)

   Coordinate term: 小紅人／小红人 (xiǎohóngrén)

3. (geopolitics) little green man (soldier lacking identification as to create uncertainty around their allegiance)