粵

微mei4小siu2

mei4 siu2wēi xiǎo

English

  1. minute (i.e. extremely small)
  2. infinitesimal
  3. very tiny to the point that it may not be noticed by others

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 非常細,其他人未必留意到或者睇到嘅

Examples

  • 太陽泡嘅邊界係太陽頂點,大約有五十個天文單位距離太陽,喺嗰度太陽風嘅壓力會降低到我哋銀河系嘅恆星之間嘅微小壓力。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 细菌微小到无法用肉眼看到。

    Bacteria are so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye.

    Tatoeba · vicch CC BY

  • 宇航服保护宇航员们不会因和微小宇宙尘埃碰撞而受伤。

    Spacesuits protect astronauts from being injured from impacts of small bits of space dust.

    Tatoeba · lokria CC BY

  • 每一天都是一生;每一次起床醒来都是次微小的新生,每个清新的早晨都带着点青春,每次歇息和睡眠都是次小小的死亡。

    Each day is a little life; every waking and rising a little birth; every fresh morning a little youth; every going to rest and sleep a little death.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 細菌係好微小嘅生物,所以你食咗落肚都唔知。

    Bacteria are very small organisms, so you won't know if you have consumed them or not.

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

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