美利堅合眾國

Chinese

		America; USA	federated nation; federation; united states federated nation; federation; united states; United States
trad. (美利堅合眾國/美利堅合衆國)		美利堅	合眾國/合衆國
simp. (美利坚合众国)		美利坚	合众国

Etymology

Calque of English United States of America.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Měilìjiān hézhòngguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ lei⁶ gin¹ hap⁶ zung³ gwok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Měilìjiān hézhòngguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Měilìjian héjhòngguó
    • Wade–Giles: Mei³-li⁴-chien¹ ho²-chung⁴-kuo²
    • Yale: Měi-lì-jyān hé-jùng-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Meeilihjian herjonqgwo
    • Palladius: Мэйлицзянь хэчжунго (Mɛjliczjanʹ xɛčžungo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁵ lei⁶ gin¹ hap⁶ zung³ gwok³
    • Yale: méih leih gīn hahp jung gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ lei⁶ gin¹ hap⁹ dzung³ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ léi⁶ gin¹ heb⁶ zung³ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ lei̯²² kiːn⁵⁵ hɐp̚² t͡sʊŋ³³ kʷɔːk̚³/

Proper noun

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1. United States of America (a country in North America)

Synonyms

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• 米國／米国 (Mǐguó) (Internet slang, often humorous)
• 美利堅／美利坚 (Měilìjiān) (dated)
• 美國／美国 (Měiguó)
• 美帝 (měidì) (colloquial, slang, often derogatory)
• 花旗 (Huāqí) (obsolete or Min Nan)
• 花旗國／花旗国 (Huāqíguó) (obsolete)
• 金山 (gam¹ saan¹) (Cantonese, dated)

 

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