苗 [－]

Jyutping miu2
Pinyin miáo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. sprout
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. slim / slender

苗 [－]

Jyutping miu4
Pinyin miáo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China
  2. surname Miao
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) 1. Slim; 2. Fit; (noun) Chinese surname; (of medicine) 1. Vaccine; (Chinese minority) The Miao; (plant) Young plant
  2. sprout/Miao ethnic group
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、專名
    民族​名​；​發源​於​東南亞​，​並分​佈​喺​中​國​南部​及​東南亞​多國​，​操苗語
    Hmongb, the Miao, tribes living in southern China and south-east Asia
    • 苗人
      苗人
      miu4 jan4
      Hmongb people; Miao people
    • 苗瑤語系
      苗瑶语系
      miu4 jiu4 jyu5 hai6
      Hmong-Mien languages
  2. 名詞、專名
    姓
    a surname, usually transliterated as "Miu"
  3. 語素
    啱​啱​發​芽​嘅​植物
    sprout; seedling
    • 幼苗
      幼苗
      jau3 miu4
      young sprout
    • 苗圃
      苗圃
      miu4 pou2
      plant nursery
    • 拔苗助長
      拔苗助长
      bat6 miu4 zo6 zoeng2
      literally: to try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward
  4. 語素
    幼細​、​啱​啱​出世​嘅​動​物
    new, young offspring
    • 魚苗
      鱼苗
      jyu4 miu4
      newly hatched fish; juvenile fish
  5. 語素
    疫苗
    vaccine
    • 卡介苗
      卡介苗
      kaa1 gaai3 miu4
      BCG vaccine
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    young (of an animal)
    • 魚苗
      鱼苗
      yú miáo
      fry (young fish)
  2. character
    descendant (of a family); offspring
    (syn.) 後嗣, 后嗣, 囝孙, 儿孙, 孫子, 后裔, 绪余, 餘緒, 子孙, 孙子, 遺裔, 後代, 仔孙, 囝孫, 後裔, 後人, 遗裔, 后人, 余绪, 後生, 緒餘, 子孫, 后代, 后生, 仔孫, 兒孫, 子胤
    • 獨苗
      独苗
      dú miáo
      only child
  3. character
    the Miao peoples (including Hmong, Hmu, A-Hmao, Qo Xiong, etc.)
    • 苗語
      苗语
      miáo yǔ
      Miao languages
    • 苗繡
      苗绣
      miáo xiù
      Miao embroidery
  4. character
    seedling; shoot; sprout (Classifier: 株; 根)
    • 麥苗
      麦苗
      mài miáo
      wheat seedling
    • 蒜苗
      蒜苗
      suàn miáo
      garlic shoot
    • 間苗
      间苗
      jiàn miáo
      to thin out seedlings
  5. character
    a surname
  6. character
    symptom (of a trend)
    • 苗頭
      苗头
      miáo tóu
      symptom of a trend; first signs
  7. character
    shoot-like object
    • 火苗
      火苗
      huǒ miáo
      tongue of flame
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. sprouts
  2. Miao nationality
  3. Cangjie Input
    TW
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2877
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #602
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    由于少了木柴，烟囱的火苗已经开始后继无力了。
    由於少了木柴，煙囱的火苗已經開始後繼無力了。
    yóu yú shǎo le mù chái ， yān cōng de huǒ miáo yǐ jīng kāi shǐ hòu jì wú lì le 。
    • The fireplace, lacking firewood, flames already starting to lose their vigour.
  2. Mandarin
    保持苗条。
    保持苗條。
    bǎo chí miáo tiao 。
    • Stay thin.
  3. Mandarin
    我接种了流感疫苗。
    我接種了流感疫苗。
    wǒ jiē zhòng le liú gǎn yì miáo 。
    • I had a flu shot.
    • I was vaccinated against the flu.
    • I've had a flu jab.
  4. Mandarin
    看完研究以后，我们其中大部分人论定疫苗是件好事。
    看完研究以後，我們其中大部分人論定疫苗是件好事。
    kàn wán yán jiū yǐ hòu ， wǒ men qí zhōng dà bù fen rén lùn dìng yì miáo shì jiàn hǎo shì 。
    • After looking at the research, most of us conclude that vaccines are a good thing.
  5. Mandarin
    说苗条比说瘦更有礼貌。
    説苗條比説瘦更有禮貌。
    shuō miáo tiao bǐ shuō shòu gèng yǒu lǐ mào 。
    • It's more polite to say thin than skinny.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    注射疫苗
    注射疫苗
    zyu3 se6 jik6 miu4
    • to get a vaccine shot
  2. Cantonese
    多人接种新型冠状病毒疫苗后出现不良反应。
    多人接種新型冠狀病毒疫苗後出現不良反應。
    • X
  3. Cantonese
    疫苗通行证
    疫苗通行證
    jik6 miu4 tung1 hang4 zing3
    • vaccine pass
  4. Cantonese
    呢啲幼苗要用一年时间先至有果实。
    呢啲幼苗要用一年時間先至有果實。
    ni1 di1 jau3 miu4 jiu3 jung6 jat1 nin4 si4 gaan3 sin1 zi3 jau5 gwo2 sat6.
    • These seedlings need a year to grow fruits.
  5. Cantonese
    呢个计划嘅目的系培训幼苗。
    呢個計劃嘅目的係培訓幼苗。
    ni1 go3 gai3 waak6 ge3 muk6 dik1 hai6 pui4 fan3 jau3 miu4.
    • This project aims to train children.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    鱼苗
    魚苗
    yú miáo
    • fry (young fish)
  2. Mandarin
    独苗
    獨苗
    dú miáo
    • only child
  3. Mandarin
    苗语
    苗語
    miáo yǔ
    • Miao languages
  4. Mandarin
    苗绣
    苗繡
    miáo xiù
    • Miao embroidery
  5. Mandarin
    麦苗
    麥苗
    mài miáo
    • wheat seedling