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a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
丝米
sī mǐ
decimillimeter; 0.0001 meters
为五斗米折腰
wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāo
(allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜[Tao2 Qian2], who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate); (fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary
五斗米道
wǔ dǒu mǐ dào
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Taoist movement); Way of the Celestial Master
亚米拿达
yà mǐ ná dá
Amminadab (son of Ram)
他他米
tā tā mǐ
see 榻榻米[ta4 ta4 mi3]
俾格米
bǐ gé mǐ
Pygmy
偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom); fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off; to go for wool and come back shorn
偷鸡不着蚀把米
tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ
see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]
克什米尔
kè shí mǐ ěr
Kashmir
克里米亚
kè lǐ mǐ yà
Crimea
兰坪白族普米族自治县
lán píng bái zú pǔ mǐ zú zì zhì xiàn
Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
凌杂米盐
líng zá mǐ yán
disordered and fragmentary
几米
jī mǐ
Jimmy Liao (1958-), pen name of 廖福彬[Liao4 Fu2 bin1], Taiwanese illustrator and picture book writer
分米
fēn mǐ
decimeter
包米
bāo mǐ
variant of 苞米[bao1 mi3]
千米
qiān mǐ
kilometer
华米科技
huá mǐ kē jì
Zepp Health Corporation, Chinese company providing digital health management based on wearable devices, established in 2013
卜卜米
Bo bo mǐ
Rice Krispies
卡西米尔效应
kǎ xī mǐ ěr xiào yìng
Casimir effect (attraction between two parallel metal plates due to quantum mechanical vacuum effects)
厘米
lí mǐ
centimeter
可可米
kě kě mǐ
Cocoa Krispies
吉米
jí mǐ
Jimmy, Jimmie or Jimi (name)
吉罗米突
jí luó mǐ tū
kilometer (old) (loanword)
吞米桑布札
tūn mǐ sāng bù zhá
Tunmi Sanghuzha (6th century AD), originator of the Tibetan script
吹糠见米
chuī kāng jiàn mǐ
instant results; lit. blow the husk and see the rice
呒虾米
wú xiā mǐ
Boshiamy, input method editor for Chinese (from Taiwanese 無啥物, Tai-lo pr. [bô-siánn-mih] "it's nothing")
哇沙米
wā shā mǐ
wasabi (loanword) (Tw)
哈基米
hā jī mǐ
(slang) cat
哈米吉多顿
hā mǐ jí duō dùn
Armageddon (in Revelation 16:16)
哈米尔卡
hā mǐ ěr kǎ
Hamilcar (c. 270-228 BC), Carthaginian statesman and general
国际米兰
guó jì mǐ lán
FC Internazionale Milano (football club); abbr. for 國際米蘭足球俱樂部|国际米兰足球俱乐部[Guo2 ji4 Mi3 lan2 Zu2 qiu2 Ju4 le4 bu4]
国际米兰足球俱乐部
guó jì mǐ lán zú qiú jù lè bù
FC Internazionale Milano (football club)
国际米兰队
guó jì mǐ lán duì
FC Internazionale Milano (football club); abbr. for 國際米蘭足球俱樂部|国际米兰足球俱乐部[Guo2 ji4 Mi3 lan2 Zu2 qiu2 Ju4 le4 bu4]
在来米
zài lái mǐ
(Tw) long-grained non-glutinous rice
地塞米松
dì sài mǐ sōng
dexamethasone
埃德·米利班德
āi dé · mǐ lì bān dé
Ed Milliband, UK labor politician, opposition leader from 2010
埃米
āi mǐ
angstrom (Å)
埃米尔
āi mǐ ěr
(loanword) emir; amir
基罗米突
jī luó mǐ tū
kilometer (old) (loanword)
多米尼克
duō mǐ ní kè
Dominica (Commonwealth of Dominica)
多米尼克国
duō mǐ ní kè guó
Commonwealth of Dominica
多米尼加
duō mǐ ní jiā
Dominican Republic
多米尼加共和国
duō mǐ ní jiā gòng hé guó
Dominican Republic
多米诺
duō mǐ nuò
(loanword) domino
多米诺骨牌
duō mǐ nuò gǔ pái
dominoes
大卫·米利班德
dà wèi · mǐ lì bān dé
David Miliband (1965-), UK politician
大米
dà mǐ
(husked) rice
奈米
nài mǐ
(Tw) nanometer; nano- (prefix meaning "nanoscale")
奥米伽
ào mǐ gā
omega (Greek letter Ω, ω); also pr. [ao4mi3jia1]
小米
xiǎo mǐ
millet
小米椒
xiǎo mǐ jiāo
same as 朝天椒[chao2 tian1 jiao1]
小米辣
xiǎo mǐ là
xiaomila, a hot chili pepper cultivar (Capsicum frutescens)
小虾米
xiǎo xiā mi
shrimp; fig. small fry; minor player
尼希米记
Níxīmǐjì
Nehemiah
From: Bible Ministry Phrasebook: Teaching Skills
尼米兹
ní mǐ zī
Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966), US admiral
尼米兹号
ní mǐ zī hào
Nimitz class, US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, 8 in commission since 1975
巧妇难为无米之炊
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
巴控克什米尔
bā kòng kè shí mǐ ěr
Pakistan administered Kashmir
帕米尔
pà mǐ ěr
the Pamirs, highland region of Central Asia
帕米尔高原
pà mǐ ěr gāo yuán
the Pamirs, highland region of Central Asia
平方千米
píng fāng qiān mǐ
square kilometer
平方米
píng fāng mǐ
square meter
平米
píng mǐ
square meter (abbr. for 平方米[ping2 fang1 mi3])
开司米
kāi sī mǐ
(loanword) cashmere
开士米
kāi shì mǐ
(loanword) cashmere
弗拉基米尔
fú lā jī mǐ ěr
Vladimir
微米
wēi mǐ
micron (one thousandth of a millimeter or 10^-6 meter)
恩里科·费米
ēn lǐ kē · fèi mǐ
Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), Italian born US nuclear physicist
拉米夫定
lā mǐ fū dìng
Lamivudine, reverse transcriptase inhibitor marketed by GlaxoSmithKline and widely used in the treatment of hepatitis B and AIDS; brand names include Zeffix, Heptovir, Epivir and Epivir-HBV
拿俄米
ná é mǐ
Naomi (name)
提拉米苏
tí lā mǐ sū
(loanword) tiramisu
撒西米
sā xī mǐ
sashimi (loanword)
普米
pǔ mǐ
Pumi ethnic group
普米族
pǔ mǐ zú
Pumi ethnic group
普罗米修斯
pǔ luó mǐ xiū sī
Prometheus, a Titan god of fire in Greek mythology
杰米
jié mǐ
(name) Jamie; Jim
杰里米
jié lǐ mǐ
Jeremy (name)
柴米油盐
chái mǐ yóu yán
(lit.) firewood, rice, oil and salt (idiom); (fig.) life's daily necessities
Bohemia, historical region in Central Europe; bohemian (i.e. artistic and unconventional)
泰米尔
tài mǐ ěr
Tamil
泰米尔伊拉姆猛虎解放组织
tài mǐ ěr yī lā mǔ měng hǔ jiě fàng zǔ zhī
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
泰米尔猛虎组织
tài mǐ ěr měng hǔ zǔ zhī
Tamil Tigers
泰米尔纳德
tài mǐ ěr nà dé
Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈|钦奈[Qin1 nai4]; formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦|马德拉斯邦[Ma3 de2 la1 si1 bang1]
泰米尔纳德邦
tài mǐ ěr nà dé bāng
Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈|钦奈[Qin1 nai4]; formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦|马德拉斯邦[Ma3 de2 la1 si1 bang1]
泰米尔语
tài mǐ ěr yǔ
Tamil language
洋薏米
yáng yì mǐ
pearl barley
海米
hǎi mǐ
dried shrimps
淘米
táo mǐ
to rinse rice
灌米汤
guàn mǐ tāng
to flatter; to butter sb up
炒米
chǎo mǐ
fried rice; millet stir-fried in butter
爆玉米花
bào yù mǐ huā
to make popcorn; popcorn
爆米花
bào mǐ huā
puffed rice; popcorn
牛米
niú mǐ
newton meter (Nm)
牛顿米
niú dùn mǐ
newton meter, unit of torque (symbol: N⋅m)
猴米
hóu mǐ
(slang) (loanword) homie
玄米茶
xuán mǐ chá
genmaicha; Japanese tea with added roasted brown rice
玉米
yù mǐ
corn; maize
玉米棒
yù mǐ bàng
corn cob
玉米淀粉
yù mǐ diàn fěn
corn starch
玉米片
yù mǐ piàn
cornflakes; tortilla chips
玉米笋
yù mǐ sǔn
baby corn
玉米粉
yù mǐ fěn
cornflour; corn starch
玉米粒
yù mǐ lì
corn kernel
玉米糁
yù mǐ sǎn
corn grits
玉米糕
yù mǐ gāo
corn cake; polenta (corn mush)
玉米糖浆
yù mǐ táng jiāng
corn syrup
玉米花
yù mǐ huā
popcorn
玉米赤霉烯酮
yù mǐ chì méi xī tóng
zearalenone
玉米面
yù mǐ miàn
cornmeal; maize flour
玉米饼
yù mǐ bǐng
corn cake; Mexican tortilla
生米
shēng mǐ
coarse rice; uncooked rice
生米做成熟饭
shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn
lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed; It's too late to change anything now.; also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭
生米煮成熟饭
shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn
the rice is cooked; what's done is done; it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
生米熟饭
shēng mǐ shú fàn
abbr. for 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭, lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed; It's too late to change anything now.
白米
bái mǐ
(polished) rice
白米饭
bái mǐ fàn
cooked white rice
百米
bǎi mǐ
hectometer
百米赛跑
bǎi mǐ sài pǎo
100-meter dash
碾米机
niǎn mǐ jī
rice milling machine
秫米
shú mǐ
grain of glutinous sorghum
稻米
dào mǐ
rice (crop)
立方厘米
lì fāng lí mǐ
cubic centimeter
立方米
lì fāng mǐ
cubic meter (m³)
筒子米糕
tǒng zǐ mǐ gāo
rice tube pudding, a single-serve column of glutinous rice topped with a sauce and garnished (Taiwanese dish, originally prepared by stuffing rice into bamboo tubes and steaming them)
米
mǐ
rice
From: Chinese Characters Made Easy: Radicals & Memory Tricks
米东
mǐ dōng
see 米東區|米东区[Mi3 dong1 Qu1]
米东区
mǐ dōng qū
Midong, a district of Ürümqi City 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
米仓
mǐ cāng
rice granary
米兔
mǐ tù
(Internet slang) (loanword) #MeToo (movement against sexual harassment and assault)
米兰
mǐ lán
Milano; Milan (Italy)
米其林
mǐ qí lín
Michelin (tire company)
米凯拉
mǐ kǎi lā
Michaela (name)
米利班德
mǐ lì bān dé
Milliband (name); Ed Milliband, UK labor politician, opposition leader from 2010
米制
mǐ zhì
metric system
米哈伊尔·普罗霍罗夫
mǐ hā yī ěr · pǔ luó huò luó fū
Mikhail Prokhorov (1965-), Russian billionaire and owner of the Brooklyn Nets (NBA team)
米国
mǐ guó
United States; name of a country that formerly existed near Samarkand
