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棉

  • mián (mian²) Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄇㄧㄢˊ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • min⁴ Cantonese, Jyutping
  • mien⁴ Gan, Wiktionary specific
  • mièn Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
  • mie¹ Jin, Wiktionary specific
  • mîng Min Bei, 建寧羅馬字
  • mièng Min Dong, Foochow Romanized
  • biân Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • mî Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • mi⁵ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
  • miang⁵ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
  • miêng⁵ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
  • ⁶mi Wu, Shanghai, Wugniu
  • mienn² Xiang, Changsha, Wiktionary specific
  • mián Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄇㄧㄢˊ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • mián Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • mien² Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • myán Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • mian Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • мянь Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /mi̯ɛn³⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • min⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • mìhn Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /miːn²¹/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • mien⁴ Gan, Nanchang, Wiktionary specific

noun

  1. 木棉和草棉的統稱

adjective

  1. 用棉絮製的
  2. 微薄 (官場現形記第三十三回："兄弟只好勉竭棉力，捐一百銀子，附附驥的了。")

In English

  • cotton any plant yielding fiber like that of Gossypium

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"棉." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%A3%89. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

棉. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%A3%89

Chicago

"棉." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%A3%89.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {棉},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%A3%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}