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Jyutping miu5
Pinyin miǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. second (unit of time)
  2. arc second (angular measurement unit)
  3. (coll.) instantly
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. second (of time)/unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree/beard of corn or grain
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    非常​快​噉​;​一秒​之內
    immediately; swiftly; in no time; within a second
    • 秒回
      秒回
      miu5 wui4
      to swiftly reply
    • 秒答
      秒答
      miu5 daap3
      to immediately answer
    • 秒殺
      秒杀
      miu5 saat3
      to finish off in no time
    • 秒清
      秒清
      miu5 cing1
      to clear immediately
  2. 近義詞
    即、瞬間
  3. 動詞、潮語
    喺​瞬​間​擊​敗​敵​人​,​實力​差距​好大
    to defeat your enemy or opponent in no time
    • 隻波士好勁囉,畀佢一嘢秒咗。
      只波士好劲啰,畀佢一嘢秒咗。
      zek3 bo1 si2 hou2 ging6 lo1, bei2 keoi5 jat1 je5 miu5 zo2.
      The boss is ridiculously powerful. It totally destroyed me.
  4. 動詞、潮語
    迅速​完成​咗​一件​工作
    to finish something in no time
    • 本書都係講緊上堂教過嘅嘢,佢都已經熟晒,所以話咁快就秒咗。
      本书都系讲紧上堂教过嘅嘢,佢都已经熟晒,所以话咁快就秒咗。
      bun2 syu1 dou1 hai6 gong2 gan2 soeng5 tong4 gaau3 gwo3 ge3 je5, keoi5 dou1 ji5 ging1 suk6 saai3, so2 ji5 waa6 gam3 faai3 zau6 miu5 zo2.
      The book is about the stuff taught in class. He's already familiar with it, so he finished the book in no time.
  5. 近義詞
    秒殺
  6. 量詞
    國際​單位​制中時​間​嘅​基本​單位​;​六十​秒​等​於​一分​鐘
    second; the S.I. base unit of time
    • 比賽仲有三十秒就結束,大家把握時間做最後衝刺!
      比赛仲有三十秒就结束,大家把握时间做最后冲刺!
      bei2 coi3 zung6 jau5 saam1 sap6 miu5 zau6 git3 cuk1, daai6 gaa1 baa2 aak1 si4 gaan3 zou6 zeoi3 hau6 cung1 ci3!
      There're only 30 seconds till the competition ends! Hurry!
    • 而家嘅標準時間係零時二十分二十秒。
      而家嘅标准时间系零时二十分二十秒。
      ji4 gaa1 ge3 biu1 zeon2 si4 gaan3 hai6 ling4 si4 ji6 sap6 fan1 ji6 sap6 miu5.
      The official time is now 12:20 a.m. and 20 seconds.
  7. 量詞
    角​秒​嘅​簡​稱​;​角度​單位​,​等​於​一角​分​嘅​60​分​之一​,​亦​即​係​一度​角​嘅​3600​分​之一​、​一個​圓​嘅​1296000​分​之一
    second of arc; arcsecond
  8. 近義詞
    秒鐘
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    tip; end; extremity
  2. character
    Classifier for time: second
  3. character, obsolete
    tiny; minute; insignificant
  4. character
    Classifier for measuring an angle or latitude/longitude: second
  5. character, Internet, broadly, neologism
    in seconds; immediately; instantly; at once
  6. character, obsolete
    awn; arista
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. beard of grain or corn
  2. a second
  3. Cangjie Input
    HDFH
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #505
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #151
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他可以用12秒跑100米。
    他可以用12秒跑100米。
    tā kě yǐ yòng 12 miǎo pǎo 100 mǐ 。
    • He can run 100 meters within twelve seconds.
    • He can run 100 meters in less than twelve seconds.
    • He ran a hundred metres in twelve seconds.
  2. Mandarin
    一分钟有六十秒。
    一分鐘有六十秒。
    yì fēn zhōng yǒu liù shí miǎo 。
    • A minute has sixty seconds.
    • There are sixty seconds in a minute.
    • One minute has sixty seconds.
  3. Mandarin
    一分钟包含六十秒。
    一分鐘包含六十秒。
    yì fēn zhōng bāo hán liù shí miǎo 。
    • A minute has sixty seconds.
  4. Mandarin
    光一秒钟能够环绕地球七圈半。
    光一秒鐘能夠環繞地球七圈半。
    guāng yī miǎo zhōng néng gòu huán rào dì qiú qī quān bàn 。
    • Light travels around the earth seven and a half times a second.
  5. Mandarin
    "每秒六便士" 鲍勃提醒她。
    "每秒六便士" 鮑勃提醒她。
    " měi miǎo liù biàn shì " bào bó tí xǐng tā 。
    • "Six pence per second," Bob reminds her.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢用十二秒就跑完一百米。
    佢用十二秒就跑完一百米。
    keoi5 jung6 sap6 ji6 miu5 zau6 paau2 jyun4 jat1 baak3 mai5 。
    • He ran a hundred metres in twelve seconds.
  2. Cantonese
    喺Facebook每一秒都有超过一万个讯息发出。
    喺Facebook每一秒都有超過一萬個訊息發出。
    hai2 F a c e b o o k mui5 jat1 miu5 dou1 jau5 ciu1 gwo3 jat1 maan6 go3 seon3 sik1 faat3 ceot1 。
    • Over ten thousand messages are sent every second on Facebook.
  3. Cantonese
    一分钟有六十秒。
    一分鐘有六十秒。
    jat1 fan1 zung1 jau5 luk6 sap6 miu5 。
    • A minute has sixty seconds.
    • There are sixty seconds in a minute.
    • One minute has sixty seconds.
  4. Cantonese
    人类可以穿越时空,速度仲好快添,每秒一秒。
    人類可以穿越時空,速度仲好快添,每秒一秒。
    jan4 leoi6 ho2 ji5 cyun1 jyut6 si4 hung1 , cuk1 dou6 zung6 hou2 faai3 tim1 , mui5 miu5 jat1 miu5 。
    • We can travel through time. And we do at the remarkable rate of one second per second.
  5. Cantonese
    一日有廿四个钟;一个钟有六十分钟;一分钟有六十秒。
    一日有廿四個鐘;一個鐘有六十分鐘;一分鐘有六十秒。
    jat1 jat6 jau5 jaa6 sei3 go3 zung1 ; jat1 go3 zung1 jau5 luk6 sap6 fan1 zung1 ; jat1 fan1 zung1 jau5 luk6 sap6 miu5 。
    • There are 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour, and 60 seconds in a minute.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好跟车太贴,至少保持两秒距离。
    唔好跟車太貼,至少保持兩秒距離。
    m4 hou2 gan1 ce1 taai3 tip3, zi3 siu2 bou2 ci4 loeng5 miu5 keoi5 lei4.
    • Don't follow too closely behind the vehicle in front. Keep at least a 2-second distance.
  2. Cantonese
    微秒
    微秒
    mei4 miu5
    • microsecond (μs)
  3. Cantonese
    而家男子100米嘅世界记录系9.58秒。
    而家男子100米嘅世界記錄係9.58秒。
    ji4 gaa1 naam4 zi2 jat1 baak3 mai5 ge3 sai3 gaai3 gei3 luk6 hai6 gau2 dim2 ng5 baat3 miu5.
    • The current men's 100m world record is 9.58 seconds.
  4. Cantonese
    佢一turn就秒咗我。
    佢一turn就秒咗我。
    • He K.O.-ed me in one turn.
  5. Cantonese
    千分之一秒
    千分之一秒
    cin1 fan1 zi1 jat1 miu5
    • one thousandth of a second
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    秒钟
    秒鐘
    miǎo zhōng
    • second
  2. Mandarin
    地球自转一周的时间是23小时56分4秒。
    地球自轉一週的時間是23小時56分4秒。
    dì qiú zì zhuàn yī zhōu de shí jiān shì 23 xiǎo shí 56 fēn 4 miǎo .
    • The time taken for the Earth to make one rotation is 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds.
  3. Mandarin
    你相信一见钟情吗?彼此对视1秒钟,来自对方的电流就会迅速穿越肉体直达心灵。
    你相信一見鍾情嗎?彼此對視1秒鐘,來自對方的電流就會迅速穿越肉體直達心靈。
    nǐ xiàng xìn yī jiàn zhōng qíng ma ? bǐ cǐ duì shì 1 miǎo zhōng , lái zì duì fāng de diàn liú jiù huì xùn sù chuān yuè ròu tǐ zhí dá xīn líng .
    • Do you believe in love at first sight? Looking at each other for one second, and the electric signal from him/her will rapidly pass through your body to reach your soul.
  4. Mandarin
    我每一局不是落地成盒,就是被秒杀,气得砸手机的想法都有。
    我每一局不是落地成盒,就是被秒殺,氣得砸手機的想法都有。
    wǒ měi yī jú bù shì luò dì chéng hé , jiù shì bèi miǎo shā , qì dé zá shǒu jī de xiǎng fǎ dōu yǒu .
    • In every match, if I'm not "landing to become a box", I'm being seckilled, and it pisses me off to the point that sometimes I've considered smashing my phone.
  5. Cantonese
    个个唔生性将D麻烦带返家中哥哥又吸毒阿妹又出钟发生乜嘢事都有警察拜访家中连妈妈都话唔可以留多一秒钟 [Cantonese, trad.]个个唔生性将D麻烦带返家中哥哥又吸毒阿妹又出钟发生乜嘢事都有警察拜访家中连妈妈都话唔可以留多一秒钟
    個個唔生性將D麻煩帶返家中哥哥又吸毒阿妹又出鐘發生乜嘢事都有警察拜訪家中連媽媽都話唔可以留多一秒鐘 [Cantonese, trad.]个个唔生性将D麻烦带返家中哥哥又吸毒阿妹又出钟发生乜嘢事都有警察拜访家中连妈妈都话唔可以留多一秒钟
    go3 go3 m4 saang1 sing3 zoeng1 di1 maa4 faan4 daai3 faan1 gaa1 zung1 go4 go1 jau6 kap1 duk6 aa3 mui2 jau6 ceot1 zung1 faat3 sang1 mat1 je5 si6 dou1 jau5 ging2 caat3 baai3 fong2 gaa1 zung1 lin4 maa4 maa1 dou1 waa6 m4 ho2 ji5 lau4 do1 jat1 miu5 zung1
    • Everyone is not well-behaved, bringing troubles back home / elder brother is taking drugs, younger sister is doing outcalls / no matter what happens the police visits our home / even mum says she couldn't stay for a second longer