miu5緲缈

Jyutpingmiu5

Yalemíuh

Definition

Indistinct, faint, or minute

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How it's used

This character is primarily used in literary or descriptive contexts to suggest something that is barely perceptible or fading from view. It carries a poetic or melancholic undertone, often associated with distance or mystery. You will rarely encounter it in casual spoken Cantonese, where more common descriptors like 模糊 or 唔清楚 are preferred.

Examples

jyun5遠cyu3處ge3嘅saan1山jing2影hou2好miu5緲，tai2睇m4唔cing1清co2楚。

The mountain shadows in the distance are very indistinct, I cannot see them clearly.

keoi5佢ge3嘅zung1蹤jing2影hou2好miu5緲，wan2搵gik6極dou1都wan2搵m4唔dou3到。

His whereabouts are very faint, I cannot find him no matter how hard I look.

Common phrases

miu5緲mong4茫

vague and uncertain

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with 渺, which specifically refers to something being tiny or vast in scale, whereas 緲 focuses on the visual or sensory quality of being indistinct or ethereal.