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Jyutping mei4 lap1
Pinyin wēi lì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. speck
  2. particle
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    microscopic particle
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    空气中的微粒可以引发癌症。
    空氣中的微粒可以引發癌症。
    kōng qì zhòng dì wēi lì kě yǐ yǐn fā ái zhèng 。
    • Tiny particles in the air can cause cancer.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    近日首都雾霾严重,市民都买定口罩过滤空气中嘅细微粒子。
    近日首都霧霾嚴重,市民都買定口罩過濾空氣中嘅細微粒子。
    gan6 jat6 sau2 dou1 mou6 maai4 jim4 zung6, si5 man4 dou1 maai5 ding6 hau2 zaau3 gwo3 leoi6 hung1 hei3 zung1 ge3 sai3 mai4 nap1 zi2.
    • Haze shrouds the capital these days that people purchase masks in advance to filter out dust in the air.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    空气中存在许多污染物,其中漂浮在空气中类似灰尘的粒状物称为悬浮微粒
    空氣中存在許多污染物,其中漂浮在空氣中類似灰塵的粒狀物稱為懸浮微粒
    • There are many pollutants in the air, and the small particles that float in the air similar to dust are called particulate matter.
  2. Mandarin
    长期暴露于悬浮微粒,可引发心血管病、呼吸道疾病以及增加肺癌的危险
    長期暴露於懸浮微粒,可引發心血管病、呼吸道疾病以及增加肺癌的危險
    • Long-term exposure to particulate matter may cause cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and increase the risk of lung cancer.