綿 [绵]

Jyutping min4
Pinyin mián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. silk floss
  2. continuous
  3. soft
  4. weak
  5. mild-mannered (dialect)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. silk floss/continuous/soft/weak/mild-mannered (dialect)/cotton wad/wool/downy
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    指​粥​嘅​口感​適中​，​軟​腍​腍​，​啲​米​溶晒​落水​度
    used to describe the texture of congee that rice and water are fused together well
    • 啲粥唔夠綿，要煲多陣。
      啲粥唔够绵，要煲多阵。
      di1 zuk1 m4 gau3 min4, jiu3 bou1 do1 zan6.
      The congee is not well-fused. It has to be boiled for a bit longer.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    soft; weak
    • 綿力
      绵力
      mián lì
      (my) meagre effort
  2. character
    silk floss
    • 絲綿
      丝绵
      sī mián
      silk floss
  3. character, dialectal, obsolete
    to apply; to cover
  4. character
    to continue; to be continuous
    • 綿亙
      绵亘
      mián gèn
      to stretch in an unbroken chain
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. cotton wad
  2. wool
  3. soft, downy
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    VFHAB
  5. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    VMHAB
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #599
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    母亲用海绵拭著生病的儿子的脸。
    母親用海綿拭著生病的兒子的臉。
    mǔ qīn yòng hǎi mián shì zhù shēng bìng de ér zi de liǎn 。
    • The mother sponged her sick child's face.
  2. Mandarin
    你的嘴唇软绵绵的，就像仙人掌的表皮一样。
    你的嘴唇軟綿綿的，就像仙人掌的表皮一樣。
    nǐ de zuǐ chún ruǎn mián mián de ， jiù xiàng xiān rén zhǎng de biǎo pí yī yàng 。
    • Your lips are soft like the surface of a cactus.
  3. Mandarin
    海绵吸水。
    海綿吸水。
    hǎi mián xī shuǐ 。
    • A sponge absorbs water.
  4. Mandarin
    奶酪是由母牛、山羊、绵羊或其它哺乳动物的奶被加工制造的坚硬的食物。
    奶酪是由母牛、山羊、綿羊或其它哺乳動物的奶被加工製造的堅硬的食物。
    nǎi lào shì yóu mǔ niú 、 shān yáng 、 mián yáng huò qí tā bǔ rǔ dòng wù de nǎi bèi jiā gōng zhì zào de jiān yìng de shí wù 。
    • Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals.
  5. Mandarin
    给我画只绵羊。
    給我畫只綿羊。
    gěi wǒ huà zhǐ mián yáng 。
    • Draw me a sheep.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    略尽绵力
    略盡綿力
    loek6 zeon6 min4 lik6
    • I'll do my best.
  2. Cantonese
    佢穷到要去当舖当咗自己副绵被。
    佢窮到要去當舖當咗自己副綿被。
    keoi5 kung4 dou3 jiu3 heoi3 dong3 pou2 dong3 zo2 zi6 gei2 fu3 min4 pei5.
    • He is so broke that he went to the pawnshop to pawn his bedsheet.
  3. Cantonese
    子嗣绵延
    子嗣綿延
    zi2 zi6 min4 jin4
    • with numerous descendants
  4. Cantonese
    数绵羊
    數綿羊
    sou2 min4 joeng2
    • counting sheep
    • to count the number of sheep in one's imagination, so as to fall asleep
  5. Cantonese
    佢好似只绵羊咁纯品 。
    佢好似隻綿羊咁純品 。
    keoi5 hou2 ci5 zek3 min4 joeng2 gam3 seon4 ban2.
    • He is pure as the sheep.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    我对大人嘅景仰，有如滔滔江水，连绵不绝，又有如黄河泛滥，一发不可收拾。
    我對大人嘅景仰，有如滔滔江水，連綿不絕，又有如黃河氾濫，一發不可收拾。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我用海绵来吸水。
    我用海綿來吸水。
    wǒ yòng hǎi mián lái xī shuǐ ．
    • I used a sponge to draw the water.
  2. Mandarin
    绵力
    綿力
    mián lì
    • (my) meagre effort
  3. Mandarin
    丝绵
    絲綿
    sī mián
    • silk floss
  4. Mandarin
    绵亘
    綿亙
    mián gèn
    • to stretch in an unbroken chain
  5. Mandarin
    这种避孕海绵与阴茎套、阴道隔膜相比，具有使用方便、持续时间长等优点。
    這種避孕海綿與陰莖套、陰道隔膜相比，具有使用方便、持續時間長等優點。
    zhè zhǒng bì yùn hǎi mián yǔ yīn jīng tào ， yīn dào gé mó xiāng bǐ ， jù yǒu shǐ yòng fāng biàn ， chí xù shí jiān cháng děng yōu diǎn ．
    • Compared to condoms and diaphragms, this kind of contraceptive sponge has advantages like ease of use and long continuance.