比美
Chinese
side by side; compare; to gesture side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio |
beautiful; beauty; America | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (比美) | 比 | 美 | |
| simp. #(比美) | 比 | 美 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bǐměi [Phonetic: bíměi]
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄇㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǐměi
- Wade–Giles: pi3-mei3
- Yale: bǐ-měi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biimeei
- Palladius: бимэй (bimɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bei2 mei5
- Yale: béi méih
- Cantonese Pinyin: bei2 mei5
- Guangdong Romanization: béi2 méi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /pei̯³⁵ mei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pí-bí
- Tâi-lô: pí-bí
- Phofsit Daibuun: py'bie
- IPA (Xiamen): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
比美
- to compare favourably with; to (be able to) match; to be comparable with
Synonyms
- 媲美 (pìměi)