米釐

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (米釐/米厘) /
simp. (米厘)
anagram 釐米

Etymology

Borrowed from English milli-.

Pronunciation


Classifier

米釐

  1. (dialectal, including Ürümqi Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu) millimetre
    米釐米厘 [Cantonese]  ―  baat3 mai5 lei4   ―  8 mm film

Usage notes

  • In Cantonese, this word is usually only used in photography or filming.

Synonyms