小米

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo mǐ#

Meanings · xiǎo mǐ

  1. millet
Mandarin · pinyin Xiǎo mǐ#

Meanings · Xiǎo mǐ

  1. Xiaomi, Chinese electronics company founded in 2010
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小
xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
米
mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
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3–3 · xiao3 mi3

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noun

  1. hulled grain of foxtail millet (Setaria italica)
  2. (regional) foxtail millet (the plant Setaria italica or its unhulled grain)

name

  1. Xiaomi (Chinese electronics company)

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

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小米 · xiao3 mi3 · Xiao3 mi3
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 34,711, 34,710
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Exact source records小米 小米 [xiao3 mi3] /millet/小米 小米 [Xiao3 mi3] /Xiaomi, Chinese electronics company founded in 2010/