間苗

Chinese

		interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)	sprout; seedling; descendant sprout; seedling; descendant; symptom of a trend; young; vaccine; Miao tribe
trad. (間苗)		間	苗
simp. (间苗)		间	苗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànmiáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan³ miu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànmiáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànmiáo
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-miao²
    • Yale: jyàn-myáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannmiau
    • Palladius: цзяньмяо (czjanʹmjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaan³ miu⁴
    • Yale: gaan mìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaan³ miu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gan³ miu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn³³ miːu̯²¹/

Verb

間苗

1. (agriculture) to thin out seedlings or young shoots

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 遴叢／遴丛