米國

See also: 美國 and 米国

Chinese

rice; metre country; state; nation
trad. (米國)
simp. (米国)
anagram 國米国米

Pronunciation


Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 米国(べいこく) (Beikoku, America (the country)).

Proper noun

米國

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, rare, of Northeastern Mandarin, Internet slang, often humorous) the United States of America
    米國共和黨議員Weiner準備參加紐約市長競選,不小心BO起自拍照Twitter群發——原本單獨維持網絡曖昧關係女人結果杯具 [MSC, trad.]
    米国共和党议员Weiner准备参加纽约市长竞选,不小心BO起自拍照Twitter群发——原本单独维持网络暧昧关系女人结果杯具 [MSC, simp.]
    Mǐguó Gònghédǎng Yìyuán Weiner zhǔnbèi cānjiā Niǔyuē shìcháng jìngxuǎn, bùxiǎoxīn bǎ yī zhāng bóqǐ de zìpāizhào zài Twitter shàng gěi qúnfā le — yuánběn shì yào dāndú fā gěi yī ge wéichí zhe wǎngluò àimèi guānxì de nǚrén, jiéguǒ tā jiù bēijù le. [Pinyin]
    The Republican [sic] U.S. Congressman Weiner was going to begin an election campaign to run for the mayor of New York, but unintentionally, he sent a link to a photo of his erected penis - which was only meant to be seen by a woman who maintains unclear relationship with him on the Internet - on Twitter. Then “tragedy happened (to him)”.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Proper noun

米國

  1. an ancient state in Central Asia

Japanese

Kanji in this term
べい
Grade: 2
こく
Jinmeiyō
kan'on on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 米國 – see the following entry.
米国べいこく
[noun] [from 1819] (archaic, possibly obsolete) a country that is an exporter of rice
[noun] [1603–1800s] (probably obsolete) a country that is rich in rice
[proper noun] [from 1869] United States, America (a country in North America)
米国こめぐに
[noun] [1603–1800s] (probably obsolete) a country that is rich in rice
[noun] [1819–???] (archaic, possibly obsolete) a country that is an exporter of rice
(This term, 米國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

米國 • (Miguk) (hangeul 미국)

  1. (North Korea) hanja form? of 미국 (America, United States)