ほそ

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See also: 细路

Chinese

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Etymology 1

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fine; minutely; thin
fine; minutely; thin; slender
 
phonetic
trad. (ほそ) ほそ みち
simp. (细路) みち
alternative forms ほそ细孥
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The second character (みち) is unetymological; the second syllable is related to (lou5-2, “person”) (HFC).

Compare ほそ细佬 (sai3 lou2).

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Noun

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ほそ (Cantonese)

  1. child
  2. apprentice
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Etymology 2

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fine; minutely; thin
fine; minutely; thin; slender
 
road; path; way
trad. (ほそ) ほそ みち
simp. (细路) みち

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Noun

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ほそ

  1. (Cantonese, Gan, Hakka) small road; path
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