拉美

Chinese

		to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw	beautiful; beauty; America
trad. (拉美)		拉	美
simp. ^#(拉美)		拉	美

Etymology

Short for 拉丁美洲 (Lādīng Měizhōu).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Lā-Měi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄚㄇㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): laai¹ mei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Lā-Měi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄚㄇㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Laměi
  - Wade–Giles: La¹-mei³
  - Yale: Lā-měi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lhameei
  - Palladius: Ламэй (Lamɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lä⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: laai¹ mei⁵
  - Yale: lāai méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laai¹ mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: lai¹ méi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːi̯⁵⁵ mei̯¹³/

Proper noun

拉美

Latin America (a continental region consisting of those parts of the Americas located south of the United States where Spanish or Portuguese is predominantly spoken; sometimes including areas speaking French or French-based creoles)

Synonyms

拉丁美洲 (Lādīng Měizhōu)