mL

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ml"

Translingual

Alternative forms

• ml, mℓ, ㎖

Etymology

• m- +‎ L

Symbol

mL

1. (metrology) Symbol for millilitre (milliliter), an SI unit of volume equal to 10⁻³ litres (liters).

Usage notes

• Within the United States, and elsewhere, "mL" is used in preference to "ml" or to "mℓ", as permitted in the international conventions.
• In English, this is used as an acronym and an initialism.

Chinese

Alternative forms

• ml

Etymology

From English mil, clipping of millilitre.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): miu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mòu
    • Wade–Giles: mou⁴
    • Yale: mòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mow
    • Palladius: моу (mou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /moʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: miu¹
    • Yale: mīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: miu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: miu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːu̯⁵⁵/

Classifier

mL

1. millilitre

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 毫升 (“millilitre”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		毫升
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	毫升, mL, 西西
Cantonese	Hong Kong	毫升, mL
Southern Min	Xiamen	毫升