miáo
苗儿
dialect: sign; omen
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
sign; omen (dialectal usage)
dialectUsed in certain dialects, particularly in southern China, as a colloquial shortening of "苗头". It refers to the initial, subtle signs of a trend or problem.
Zhè这
shì事
qing情
yǒu有
diǎn点
miáo苗
le了
。
There's a sign of something going on with this matter.
Zhū猪
wēn瘟
gāng刚
lù露
miáo苗
jiù就
bèi被
kòng控
zhì制
zhù住
le了
。
The swine fever was brought under control as soon as it showed its first signs.
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Tā他
yī一
kàn看
miáo苗
bù不
duì对
，
jiù就
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
pǎo跑
le了
。
As soon as he saw that the signs were bad, he ran away quickly.