美元

Chinese

		beautiful; beauty; America	primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
trad. (美元)		美	元
simp. #(美元)		美	元
alternative forms		美圓／美圆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): měiyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ jyun⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bí-goân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: měiyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: měiyuán
    • Wade–Giles: mei³-yüan²
    • Yale: měi-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeiyuan
    • Palladius: мэйюань (mɛjjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mei⁵ jyun⁴
    • Yale: méih yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ jyːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bí-goân
    • Tâi-lô: bí-guân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: by'goaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 美元

1. US dollar

Synonyms

• 美金 (měijīn)

Derived terms

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