Cantonese words starting with M

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苗栗县
miu4 leot6 jyun6Miaoli county in northwest Taiwan
miu4 leot6 si5Miaoli city in northwest Taiwan, capital of Miaoli county
miu4 mou4to trace over; (fig.) to describe
miu4 pou2Miao Pu (1977–), Chinese actress
描写
miu4 se2to describe; to depict; to portray
miu4 seot6to describe
苗头
miu4 tau4first signs
苗条
miu4 tiu5(of a woman) slim; graceful
描图
miu4 tou4to trace
描图纸
miu4 tou4 zi2tracing paper
描画
miu4 waak6to draw
瞄准
miu4 zeon2(verb) Target at
瞄准具
miu4 zeon2 geoi6sighting device
瞄准线
miu4 zeon2 sin3line of sight; aiming line [written and colloquial]
miu4 zi2young successor; sapling
miu4 zuk6Miao ethnic group
miu5the limit; the end of a month ; the top of a tree
miu5a flood; a wide expanse of water
miu5(of an expanse of water) vast; tiny or insignificant
miu5second (of time); beard of corn or grain
miu5indistinct; minute
miu5to despise; variant of 渺miǎo [渺]; to disdain; insignificant
miu5profound; far; remote
miu5 biu1stopwatch
秒表
miu5 biu1a stopwatch [written and colloquial]
miu5 caa1 keoi5parsec (astronomy)
miu5 faat3to disregard the law
miu5 fat1an infinitesimal small amount; a tiny bit [written and colloquial]
miu5 fat1to disregard
miu5 fu4 kei4 mei4remote and insignificant (idiom)
miu5 gu1small orphan
miu5 jin4quiet, silent, and lonely; gone without a trace
杳如黄鹤
miu5 jyu4 wong4 hok6to be gone forever (idiom)
渺远
miu5 jyun5distant; remote (spatially or in time)
miu5 ming4variant of 杳冥[yao3 ming2]
miu5 ming5dim and dusky
miu5 miu5deep and somber
miu5 miu5dimly discernible
miu5 miu5variant of 杳渺[yao3 miao3]
miu5 miu5sublime; distant or remote
miu5 miu5obscure; far and deep; see also 杳杳[yao3 yao3]
miu5 miu5contemptuous (of manner); mysterious; magnificent
miu5 miu5 mong4 mong4uncertain; fuzzy
miu5 mong4distant and out of sight
miu5 mong4far stretched
miu5 mong4uncertain; distant and indistinct
杳无音信
miu5 mou4 jam1 seon3to have no news whatever
杳无音讯
miu5 mou4 jam1 seon3haven't heard anything from them since
渺无音信
miu5 mou4 jam1 seon3to receive no news whatsoever about sb
杳无人烟
miu5 mou4 jan4 jin1see 杳無人跡|杳无人迹[yao3 wu2 ren2 ji4]

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