美語

See also: 美语

Chinese

		beautiful; beauty; America	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (美語)		美	語
simp. (美语)		美	语

Etymology

Abbreviation of 美國／美国 (Měiguó, “United States”) + 語／语 (yǔ, “speech; language”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Měiyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ jyu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Měiyǔ [Phonetic: méiyǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Měiyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Mei³-yü³
    • Yale: Měi-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Meeiyeu
    • Palladius: Мэйюй (Mɛjjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁵ jyu⁵
    • Yale: méih yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ jyː¹³/

Proper noun

1. American English

Synonyms

• 美式英語／美式英语 (Měishì Yīngyǔ)
• 美國英語／美国英语 (Měiguó Yīngyǔ)

Derived terms

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Korean

Hanja in this term
美	語

Noun

美語 • (mieo) (hangeul 미어)

1. hanja form^? of 미어 (“American English”)