Small, 小, is still xiao.
Dog, 狗 gǒu, becomes géi in Changzhou hua.
Then small again.
Then 便 biàn which becomes something more like bi^ʔ.

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That’s right. Today’s post is about a dog peeing in the elevator. You’ll hear xiao gei before a pause, followed by xiao bi^ʔ. The final sound is the response from the older woman who is being saved from stepping in leftover urine. I like to think what she’s really saying is “Aww sh…”.

And the much longer version which includes her suddenly becoming aware of my presence, laughing, and then asking me if i understood all that.

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Personally I’m not at all convinced it was really a dog that’s to blame.