粵

細sai3粒lap1

simp细粒
sai3 lap1sai3 nap1xi4li4xì lì

English

  1. fine grain
  2. (adjective) Small piece; (of people) 1. Petite
  3. fine-grained
  4. small in size or stature
  5. unimportant

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指一樣嘢體積好細
  2. 地位低微;唔重要

Examples

  • 有關摩亞定律,喺 2020 年代初有研究者指出,電晶體就快縮到得返原子咁細粒,到咗極限,所以唔會再點樣變細。

    Regarding Moore's Law, some researchers in the early 2020s pointed out that the transistor was about to shrink back to atom-sized particles, reaching the limit, so it wouldn't get smaller.

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  • 我大佬好細粒。

    My elder brother has a small stature. ----

  • 佢咁細粒,唔使理佢。

    Don't worry about small potatoes like him.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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