How to Say ‘Small cup’ in Traditional Chinese
小杯
xiǎo bēi
[shyao bay]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: [小杯] is standard cafe language in Taiwan. In a real order, just saying [小杯] as your answer is completely natural.
Phrase Breakdown
小
xiǎo
[shyao]
small
Describes the size as small.
我今天只想喝小杯咖啡。
Today I only want a small coffee.
杯
bēi
[bay]
cup
A serving in a cup; often used for drink sizes.
小杯很適合晚上喝。
A small cup is very suitable for drinking at night.
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