premonition ⇒ 他早就看出了这件事的苗头。 Tā zǎo jiù kànchūle zhè jiàn shì de miáotou. → He had had a premonition about this a long time ago.
苗子
( 农 ) seedling
苗条
slim
拔苗助长
damage by applying too much pressure ⇒ 用这种方法教育孩子，简直是拔苗助长。 Yòng zhè zhǒng fāngfǎ jiàoyù háizi, jiǎnzhí shì bá miáo zhù zhǎng. → Teaching kids this way can damage them from too much pressure.
揠苗助长
do more harm than good
English translation of '苗'
苗
(miáo)
名
(指植物) seedling
⇒ 树苗 (shùmiáo) sapling
(指动物) young
⇒ 鱼苗 (yúmiáo) fry
(指人) descendant
⇒ 他是他家的独苗儿。 (Tā shì tā jiā de dúmiáor.) He's the only remaining descendant in his family.