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Sentence
In old folktales, a Chinese character that phonetically renders the sound of a sheep's bleat (baa) is sometimes used.
Chinese (Simplified) Translation
在古老的民间传说中，有时会用“咪”这个汉字来表示羊的叫声“咩”。
Chinese (Traditional) Translation
在舊的民間故事中，有時會用漢字「咪」來表示羊的叫聲「咩──」。
Korean Translation
옛 민담에서는 양의 울음소리 '메에'를 나타내는 한자로 '咪'가 쓰이는 경우가 있다.
Vietnamese Translation
Trong các truyện dân gian xưa, chữ Hán '咪' đôi khi được dùng để biểu thị tiếng kêu 'meee' của con cừu.
Tagalog Translation
Sa mga lumang kuwentong-bayan, paminsan-minsan ginagamit ang kanji na '咪' upang ilarawan ang tunog ng tupa na 'meee'.
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In old folktales, a Chinese character that phonetically renders the sound of a sheep's bleat (baa) is sometimes used.
In old folktales, a Chinese character that phonetically renders the sound of a sheep's bleat (baa) is sometimes used.
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古い民話では、羊の鳴き声「メェー」を表す漢字として、『咪』が使われることがある。
Related words
咪
Onyomi
ビ / ベイ
Kunyomi
None
Character
Hyōgai
kanji
uncommon
Japanese Meaning
羊などの鳴き声を表す語「メェー」の音訳として使われることがある漢字。 / 中国語では猫の鳴き声「ミー」、またはメートルの略称として使われることがある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ちゅうごくのもじ。ひつじのなくこえをあらわす。ながさのたんいをさすこともある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（拟声）羊的叫声 / 米（长度单位） / 计量表；仪表
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
羊的叫聲 / 公尺；米
Korean Meaning
양의 울음소리 / 미터(길이 단위)
Indonesian
bunyi embik domba / meter (satuan panjang)
Vietnamese Meaning
tiếng be be (cừu) / đồng hồ đo; máy đo (meter)
Tagalog Meaning
tunog ng tupa (baa) / metro (yunit ng haba)
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