(miu5) — slight; look down upon; disdain in Cantonese

miuˏ₅
Mandarin Pinyin: miao3

Meaning of

nounslight; look down upon; disdain
nountiny; small; insignificant

Example Sentences with

keoiˏ₅miuˉ¹lanˊ²ngoˏ₅
He totally looks down on me.
mˎ₄houˊ²miuˉ¹janˎ₄
Don't look down on people.
keoiˏ₅sengˎ₄jatˍ₆miuˉ¹janˎ₄
He always scoffs at people.
neiˏ₅miuˉ¹matˉ¹jeˏ₅
What are you scoffing at?
keoiˏ₅ngaanˏ₅sanˎ₄miuˉ¹ngoˏ₅
His gaze looks down on me.
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