mǐ
rice
CL:粒[li4]
meter (classifier)
wēi mǐ
micron (one thousandth of a millimeter or 10^-6 meter)
mǐ miàn
rice and noodles
rice flour
rice-flour noodles
Duō mǐ ní jiā
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Jī mǐ
Jimmy Liao (1958-), pen name of 廖福彬[Liao4 Fu2 bin1], Taiwanese illustrator and picture book writer
yì mǐ
grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡[yi4 yi3]
mǐ fěn
rice flour
rice-flour noodles
lí mǐ
centimeter
also written 釐米|厘米
píng mǐ
square meter
short for 平方米
nuò mǐ
glutinous rice
Oryza sativa var. glutinosa
xiā mǐ
small shrimp
dried, shelled shrimps
Pà mǐ ěr
Pamir high plateau on the border between Xinjiang and Tajikistan
Mǐ xiē ěr
Michel or Mitchell (name)
George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politician and diplomat, influential in brokering Northern Ireland peace deal in 1990s, US Middle East special envoy from 2009
lì fāng mǐ
cubic meter (unit of volume)
Bō xī mǐ yà
Bohemia, historical country of central Europe
Mǐ gé
MiG
Russian Aircraft Corporation
Mikoyan
Jí mǐ
Jimmy, Jimmie or Jimi (name)
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]
Mǐ lā
Mira (red giant star, Omicron Ceti)
tí lā mǐ sū
tiramisu (Italian dessert) (loanword)
Mǐ fū
Pavel Aleksandrovich Mif (1901-1938), Ukrainian Soviet expert on Chinese affairs, secretly executed in Stalin's purges
Mǐ ěr dùn
Milton (name)
John Milton (1608-1674), English republican writer and poet, author of Paradise Lost
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
xuán mǐ chá
genmaicha
Japanese tea with added roasted brown rice
Duō mǐ ní kè
Dominica
Dominican Republic
also written 多米尼加
shēng mǐ
coarse rice
uncooked rice
yú mǐ zhī xiāng
(lit.) land of fish and rice
(fig.) fertile region
land of milk and honey
Bō xī mǐ yà
Bohemia, historical country of central Europe
Mǐ Fèi
Mi Fei (1051-1107), Song poet and calligrapher
háo mǐ bō
millimeter wave (radio signal)
À jī mǐ dé
Archimedes (c. 287-212 BC)
Fèi mǐ
Fermi (name)
Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), Italian born US nuclear physicist
Mǐ zhī
Mizhi County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
Mǐ yì
Miyi county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[Pan1 zhi1 hua1], south Sichuan
chǎo mǐ
fried rice
millet stir-fried in butter
Mǐ lín
Mainling county, Tibetan: Sman gling rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區|林芝地区[Lin2 zhi1 di4 qu1], Tibet
Mǐ kāi lǎng jī luó
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), renaissance painter and sculptor
Pà mǐ ěr Gāo yuán
Pamir high plateau on the border between Xinjiang and Tajikistan
xiān mǐ
long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice 粳米[jing1 mi3])
pēi yá mǐ
semi-polished rice (i.e. rice minus the husk, but including the germ)
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
yù mǐ piàn
cornflakes
tortilla chips
Mǐ zhī xiàn
Mizhi county in Yúlín 榆林[Yú lín], Shǎnxī
yù mǐ bǐng
corn cake
Mexican tortilla
Yē lì mǐ
Jeremy or Jeremiah (name)
Mǐ quán
Miquan county level city in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[Chang1 ji2 Hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
nuò mǐ cí
rice cake dumpling
sticky rice cake
mochi cake
Ní mǐ zī
Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966), US admiral
chén mǐ
old rice
rice kept for many years
m25 xiā mǐ
Boshiamy (Hoklo: 無甚物 [bô-siáⁿ-mi̍h] it's nothing) input method for Chinese
bāo mǐ
(dialect) corn
maize
also written 苞米[bao1 mi3]
Mǐ yì xiàn
Miyi county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[Pan1 zhi1 hua1], south Sichuan
shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn
the rice is cooked
what's done is done
it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
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
ā mǐ bā lì ji
amoebic dysentery
amebic dysentery
nuò mǐ gāo
glutinous rice cake
CL:塊|块[kuai4]
Mài kè mǐ lán
McMillan or MacMillan (name)
Harold Macmillan (1894-1986), UK conservative politician, prime minister 1957-1963
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]
Ní mǐ zī hào
Nimitz class, US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, 8 in commission since 1975
Yē lì mǐ āi gē
the Lamentations of Jeremiah
fǔ xiā mǐ shū rù fǎ
Boshiamy (Hoklo: 無甚物[bô-siáⁿ-mi̍h] it's nothing) input method for Chinese
nián mǐ
sticky rice
short-grain rice
Oryza sativa var. japonica
also written 黏米
Mǐ quán shì
Miquan county level city in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[Chang1 ji2 Hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
Mǐ lì bān dé
Milliband (name)
Ed Milliband, UK labor politician, opposition leader from 2010
Mǐ lín xiàn
Mainling county, Tibetan: Sman gling rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區|林芝地区[Lin2 zhi1 di4 qu1], Tibet
Wǔ dǒu mǐ Dào
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Taoist movement)
Way of the Celestial Master
háo wēi mǐ
millimicron or one-millionth of a millimeter
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]
Mǐ gāo yáng
Mikoyan (name)
Anastas Ivanonovich Mikoyan (1895-1978), Soviet politician, politburo member in the 1950s and 1960s
Artem Ivanovich Mikoyan (1905-1970), brother of the politician and one designer of MiG military aircraft
jiāng mǐ jiǔ
glutinous rice wine
fermented glutinous rice
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]
jī tóu mǐ
Gorgon fruit
Semen euryales (botany)
see also 芡實|芡实[qian4 shi2]
Bā kòng Kè shí mǐ ěr
Pakistan administered Kashmir
shú mǐ
broomcorn millet (Panicum spp.)
Panicum italicum
glutinous millet
chuī kāng jiàn mǐ
instant results
lit. blow the husk and see the rice
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[Nù jiāng Lì sù zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
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] in northwest Yunnan
Mǎ kè xī mǐ lián
Maximilian or Maximilien (name)
nuò mǐ zhǐ
rice paper
membrane of glutinous rice, used to wrap sweets etc
Sà mǐ rén
the Sami people, indigenous people in northern Scandinavia
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
yù mǐ gāo
corn cake
polenta (corn mush)
Ài ěr mǐ tǎ shí
Ermitazh or Hermitage museum in St Peterburg
nián mǐ
sticky rice
short-grain rice
Oryza sativa var. japonica
also written 粘米
Xī mǐ dé lán zī
West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰[Bo2 ming2 han4]
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]
Guó jì Mǐ lán Zú qiú Jù lè bù
FC Internazionale Milano (football club)
Tài mǐ ěr Yī lā mǔ Měng hǔ Jiě fàng Zǔ zhī
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
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.
mǐ nà ěr dí
Minardi, Formula 1 racing team
gāo guǒ táng yù mǐ táng jiāng
high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS)
háo mǐ shuǐ yín zhù
millibar (unit of pressure)
Āi dé · Mǐ lì bān dé
Ed Milliband, UK labor politician, opposition leader from 2010
Hā mǐ jí duō dùn
Armageddon (in Revelation 16:16)
Xī mǐ dé lán zī jùn
West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰[Bo2 ming2 han4]
Ēn lǐ kē · Fèi mǐ
Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), Italian born US nuclear physicist
guàn mǐ tāng
to flatter
to butter sb up
bāo mǐ bàng zi
cob of corn (Northeastern Mandarin)
Mǐ nuò ān
Minoan (civilization on Crete)
Kǎ xī mǐ ěr xiào yìng
Casimir effect (attraction between two parallel metal plates due to quantum mechanical vacuum effects)
Dà wèi · Mǐ lì bān dé
David Miliband (1965-), UK politician
mǐ qū jūn
Aspergillus oryzae (type of mold)
Hā mǐ ěr kǎ
Hamilcar (c. 270-228 BC), Carthaginian statesman and general
Ài ěr mǐ tǎ jī
Ermitazh or Hermitage museum in St Peterburg
líng zá mǐ yán
disordered and fragmentary
Tūn mǐ Sāng bù zhá
Tunmi Sanghuzha (6th century AD), originator of the Tibetan script
ào mǐ kě róng
omicron (Greek letter Οο)
Mǐ zhī Xiàn
Mizhi County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
Mǐ luó
Joan Miró (1893-1983), Spanish surrealist painter
mǐ tū
meter (unit of length) (loanword) (old)
Mǐ tè · Luó mǔ ní
Mitt Romney (1947-), US Republican contender 2012
Mǐ dǐ yà
Media (ancient Middle east region)
mǐ yǐ chéng chuī
lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom)
fig. what is done cannot be undone
Mǐ zì qí
Union Jack (flag of the United Kingdom)
Mǐ Fú
Mi Fu (1051-1107), Song poet and calligrapher
mǐ chóng
rice weevil
(fig.) sponger
parasite
jī mǐ huā
chicken nuggets
popcorn chicken
Ā jī mǐ dé
Archimedes (c. 287-212 BC)
Yuè guāng mǐ
Koshihikari rice (variety of rice popular in Japan)
xī mǐ lù
tapioca pudding
sago pudding
Péng lái mǐ
Taiwan round-grained glutinous rice (Japonica rice)
yǐ mǐ
grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡[yi4 yi3]
jīng mǐ
polished round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)
mǐ dài zi
(fig.) supply of grain to the public
xiǎo xiā mi
shrimp
fig. small fry
minor player
xiǎo mǐ jiāo
same as 朝天椒[chao2 tian1 jiao1]
Xiǎo mǐ
Xiaomi, Chinese electronics company founded in 2010
nài mǐ
(Taiwan) nanometer
nano- (prefix meaning "nanoscale")
Dà wèi · Mǐ lì bān dé
David Miliband (1965-), UK politician
Āi dé · Mǐ lì bān dé
Ed Milliband, UK labor politician, opposition leader from 2010
zài lái mǐ
long-grained non-glutinous rice (Tw)
wǔ xiā mǐ
Boshiamy (Hoklo: 無甚物|无甚物[bô-siáⁿ-mi̍h] it's nothing) input method for Chinese
Ní mǐ zī Hào
Nimitz class, US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, 8 in commission since 1975
Ēn lǐ kē · Fèi mǐ
Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), Italian born US nuclear physicist
Mǐ guó
United States
name of a country that formerly existed near Samarkand
Mǐ hā yī ěr · Pǔ luó huò luó fū
Mikhail Prokhorov (1965-), Russian billionaire and owner of the Brooklyn Nets (NBA team)
bō xī mǐ yà
bohemian (i.e. artistic and unconventional)
háo mǐ gǒng zhù
millimeter of mercury
mmHg (unit of pressure)
Ōu mǐ jiā Biǎo Gōng sī
Omega SA, Swiss luxury watchmaker
chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá
lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and tea
fig. life's daily necessities
chái mǐ yóu yán
lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt
fig. life's daily necessities