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{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=30|rad=口|as=06|sn=9|four=69094|canj=RFD|ids=⿰口米}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0186.140|dkj=03541|dj=0405.350|hdz=10622.070|uh=54AA}}

==Chinese==

===Glyph origin===
{{Han compound|口|米|ls=psc|c1=s|c2=p|t1=mouth; speech}}.

===Etymology 1===
{{zh-forms}}
{{onomatopoeic|zh}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=mī
|c=mai1
|mn=bî
|mn-t=bhi5
|w=sh:1mi
|cat=n
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[meow]]
# sound used to call a [[cat]]
# {{zh-used in|咪咪|(slang) breasts; tits; boobs}}

=====Compounds=====
{{col3|zh|咪咪|唵嘛呢叭咪吽}}

===Etymology 2===
Contraction of {{m|yue|唔係}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|c=mai6
|cat=adv
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}} {{tlb|zh|Cantonese}}

# {{n-g|When used with {{zh-l|囉|tr=lo<sup>1</sup>}} at the end of a phrase, used to spell out something obvious.}} {{attn|zh|may need clarification}}
#: {{zh-x|本 書 咪{mai6} 已經 還 返 畀 你 囉。|I've already given the book back to you, haven't I?|C}}
# {{n-g|When used with {{zh-l|囉|tr=lo<sup>1</sup>}} or rising intonation at the end of a phrase, used to connect a condition to a result or suggestion.}}
#: {{zh-x|你 想 睇戲 咪{mai6} 買 飛 囉。|If you want to watch a movie, '''then''' buy your tickets.|C}}
#: {{zh-x|你 食 埋 咁 多 煎 炸 嘢 咪{mai6} 好 熱氣？|If you're eating so much fried stuff, won't you build up a lot of internal heat?|C}}
# {{n-g|Used as the negative of {{zh-l|係|tr=hai<sup>6</sup>}} when asking a question.}}
#: {{zh-x|佢哋 係 咪{mai6} 返 嗮 屋企{kei2} 喇？|Did they all go home?|C}}

===Etymology 3===
Possibly a contraction of {{m|yue|唔使}} ({{zh-ref|Bai, 2003}}).

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=mǎi
|c=mai5
|cat=v
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|Cantonese|imperative}} [[don't]]
#: {{zh-x|咪{mai5} 咁 多事 啦！|'''Don't''' be so nosy!|C}}
#* {{quote-av|zh|year=1959|title=w:zh:帝女花<t:{{w|The Flower Princess}}>|section=zh:帝女花之相認<tr:->|format=film|actor=w:zh:白雪仙<t:{{w|Pak Suet-sin}}>|role=w:zh:長平公主<t:{{w|Princess Changping}}>|author=w:zh:唐滌生<t:{{w|Tang Ti-sheng}}>}}
#*: {{zh-q|咪{mai5} 玷辱 觀音　只 怨 你 今世 不配 有 駙馬 名||C}}

=====Synonyms=====
{{zh-dial|別}}

====Compounds====
{{der3|zh|咪個|咪個自|咪話|咪住|咪自|咪制|咪搞|咪拘}}

===Etymology 4===
Borrowed from {{der|yue|en|microphone|'''mi'''crophone}} or {{m|en|mic}}.{{dercat|hak|en}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|c=mai1
|h=gd=mai1
|cat=v
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}} {{tlb|zh|Cantonese|Hakka}}

# [[microphone]] {{zh-mw|c:支}}

=====Synonyms=====
{{zh-dial|傳聲器}}

=====Compounds=====
{{col3|zh|爆咪|噴咪|封咪|咪架|入咪|扑咪|開咪}}

===Etymology 5===

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=mǐ
|c=mai5
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{zh-only|咪唑|imidazole}}

===Etymology 6===
Borrowed from {{bor|yue|en|mile}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=mī
|c=mai1
|cat=n
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|obsolete|or|Cantonese}} [[mile]]
#* {{zh-x|蓋 以 七 千 餘 咪 之 路線 為 吾 人 計劃 所 定 者，皆 在 坦途。|ref='''1917-1920''', [[s:zh:物質建設/第一計劃]]||CL}} <!-- more uses see Google Books "十餘咪" and "百餘咪"-->
#* {{zh-x|青{cing1}山公路 十八又三分之四\18¾ '''咪''' 加多利灣 泳灘|Kadoorie Beach, 18¾ '''milestone''', Castle Peak Road|C|ref=Address plate of Kadoorie Beach}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese|informal}} [[mile]] per [[hour]]
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese|informal}} [[kilometre]] per hour
#: {{zh-x|呢{nei1}度 行 六十 '''咪''' 㗎 咋{zaa3} 喎{wo3}。|You should only be driving at 60 '''km/h'''.|C}}

{{attn|zh|咪錶 derived from this?}}

===Etymology 7===
{{zh-forms|alt=冞}}
{{rfe|zh}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|c=mai1
|cat=n
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}} {{tlb|zh|Cantonese}}

# to [[study]] [[hard]]

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|咪家|咪書}}

===Etymology 8===
{{zh-forms|alt=劘}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|c=mai1
|cat=n
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}} {{tlb|zh|Cantonese}}

# to [[peel]] with a [[knife]]
# to [[pinch]] (with [[fingernail]]s)

===Etymology 9===
{{zh-see|米|v|metre}}

===Etymology 10===
{{zh-see|咩|v|the call of a sheep}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|rs=口06}}

# [[baa]] {{gl|[[bleat]]ing of a [[sheep]]}}
# [[meter]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=み
|kanon=び
|kun=メートル-
}}

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|hangeul=미|rv=mi|mr=mi}}

# {{rfdef|ko|sort=口06}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=mễ|rs=口06}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=口06}}

====References====
* [http://nomfoundation.org/common/nom_details.php?codepoint=54aa&img=1 Nom Foundation]