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苗 (miu4) — Miao ethnic group in Cantonese

miuˎ₄苗
Mandarin Pinyin: miao2

Meaning of 苗

nounMiao ethnic group
nounyoung of some domestic animals
nounseedling; shoot; young plant
nounsth resembling a young plant
noun(adjective) 1. Slim; 2. Fit; (noun) Chinese surname; (of medicine) 1. Vaccine; (Chinese minority) The Miao; (plant) Young plant

Example Sentences with 苗

tinˎ₄田gaanˉ¹間woˎ₄禾miuˎ₄苗
Rice seedlings in the fields.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係poˉ¹棵syuˍ₆樹ge˗₃嘅ganˉ¹根miu4.苗。
It's the root and sprout of the tree.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度diˉ¹啲ganˉ¹根miuˎ₄苗houˊ²好nyun6.嫩。
The sprouts here are very tender.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心di1,啲，mˎ₄唔houˊ²好caaiˊ²踩canˉ¹親ganˉ¹根miu4.苗。
Be careful, don't step on the seedlings.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係ngoˏ₅我ge˗₃嘅ganˉ¹根miu4.苗。
He is my descendant/offspring.
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Words Containing 苗

保苗bou2 miu4
keep a full stand of seedlings
三合一疫苗saam1 hap6 jat1 jik6 miu4
DTP vaccination
拔苗助長bat6 miu4 zo6 zoeng2
spoil things by excessive enthusiasm
流感疫苗lau4 gam2 jik6 miu4
flu shot; influenza vaccination
注射疫苗zyu3 se6 jik6 miu4
to innoculate, vaccinate, immunize; an innoculation, a vaccination, immunization
禾苗wo4 miu4
rice seedling, grain crop seedling
苗裔miu4 jeoi6
offspring; descendant; progeny
豆苗dau6 miu4
pea shoots; pea sprouts
卡介苗針kaa1 gaai3 miu4 zam1
BCG vaccine
接種疫苗zip3 zung3 jik6 miu4
vaccination
卡介苗kaa1 gaai3 miu4
Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)/Calmette's vaccine
苗圃miu4 pou2
nursery — a place where young plants are cultivated before they are moved elsewhere as they mature

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