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咪咪

Mandarin · pinyin mī mī

oboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc
(onom.) meow
kitty kitty!
Mimi (Western name)
tits (i.e. slang for breasts)

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咪: mī · sound of cat, cat's meow; meter; (Cant.) don't!

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noun

(onomatopoeia) meow, sound of a cat, meowing
Used to call a cat: kitty!
(often childish) cat; kitty-cat
(slang) breasts; tits; boobs
oboe-like double reed wind instrument used in the folk music in regions of Gansu (甘肅) and Qinghai (青海)
clarinet-like single reed wind instrument used in the folk music of Ningxia and northern Shaanxi, similar to the Qiang di (羌笛)

adv

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 瞇瞇 /眯眯 (“smilingly”)

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