(shuō, ㄕㄨㄛ) to speak; to say; a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory) [CE-DICT]
到
(dào, ㄉㄠˋ) to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive [CE-DICT]
缩
(suō, ㄙㄨㄛ) to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation [CE-DICT]
小
(ささ;さざ) (pref) (See さざ波) small; little [EDICT]
(お) (pref) (1) (See 小川) small; narrow; (2) (See 小野) familiar prefix; (3) (See 小暗い) slightly; a bit [EDICT]
(ぐゎー) (suf) (rkb [EDICT]
(こ) (pref) (1) (See 小皿) small; little; slight; (2) (See 小半日,弱・じゃく・2) slightly less than; just about; (3) (See こざっぱり) somewhat; somehow; (4) (See 小役人) minor (sometimes derogatory); petty [EDICT]
(しょう) (n,n-pref) (1) smallness; small item; (2) (See 小の月) short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); (3) (abbr) (See 小学校) elementary school; (4) younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name); (5) (arch) unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m) [EDICT]
(xiǎo, ㄒㄧㄠˇ) small; tiny; few; young [CE-DICT]
Speaking of
[speak of]
เอ่ยถึง: พูดถึง, พูดเกี่ยวกับ [Lex2]
whittled
/W IH1 T AH0 L D/ [CMU]
/HH W IH1 T AH0 L D/ [CMU]
(v,v) /w'ɪtld/ [OALD] [whittle]
เหลา: เอาออกทีละเล็กละน้อย, เฉือน, เกลา [Lex2]
(วิท'เทิล) vt.,.vi. เหลา,เฉือน,ตัด,เกลา,ถาก,หั่นให้น้อยลง,เอาออกทีละน้อย,ทำให้ลดน้อยลง n. มีด (โดยเฉพาะที่มีขนาดใหญ่) . ###SW. whittler n. [Hope]
