米國
Chinese
| rice; metre | country; state; nation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (米國) | 米 | 國 | |
| simp. (米国) | 米 | 国 | |
| anagram | 國米/国米 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): mai5 gwok3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Mí-koet
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Bí-kok
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6mi-koq
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Mǐguó
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Mǐguó
- Wade–Giles: Mi3-kuo2
- Yale: Mǐ-gwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Miigwo
- Palladius: Миго (Migo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mai5 gwok3
- Yale: máih gwok
- Cantonese Pinyin: mai5 gwok8
- Guangdong Romanization: mei5 guog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɐi̯¹³ kʷɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mí-koet
- Hakka Romanization System: miˋ guedˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: mi3 gued5
- Sinological IPA: /mi³¹ ku̯et̚²/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bí-kok
- Tâi-lô: Bí-kok
- Phofsit Daibuun: by'kog
- IPA (Xiamen): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Taipei): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
Etymology 1
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 米国 (Beikoku, “America (the country)”).
Proper noun
米國
- (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,不小心把一張BO起的自拍照在Twitter上給群發了——原本是要單獨發給一個維持著網絡曖昧關係的女人,結果他就杯具了。 [MSC, trad.]
- 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)”.
米国共和党议员Weiner准备参加纽约市长竞选,不小心把一张BO起的自拍照在Twitter上给群发了——原本是要单独发给一个维持着网络暧昧关系的女人,结果他就杯具了。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- 亞美利加 / 亚美利加 (Yàměilìjiā)
- 合省國 / 合省国 (Héshěngguó) (obsolete)
- 合眾國 / 合众国 (hézhòngguó) (rare)
- 漂亮國 / 漂亮国 (Piàoliangguó) (slang, sarcastic)
- 燈塔國 / 灯塔国 (Dēngtǎguó) (derogatory)
- 美 (měi) (abbreviation)
- 美利堅 / 美利坚 (Měilìjiān) (dated)
- 美利堅合眾國 / 美利坚合众国 (Měilìjiān hézhòngguó)
- 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)
- 醜國 / 丑国 (Chǒuguó) (derogatory)
- 金山 (gam1 saan1) (Cantonese, dated)
- 黴國 / 霉国 (Méiguó) (derogatory)
Dialectal synonyms of 美國 (“United States”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 美利堅合眾國, 美國 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 美國 |
| Singapore | 美國 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 美國, 金山 dated |
| Hong Kong | 美國, 花旗國 dated | |
| Taishan | 美國, 花旗, 金山 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 金山 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 美國 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 米國, 亞美利加 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 美國 |
| Quanzhou | 美國 | |
| Jinjiang | 花旗 | |
| Zhangzhou | 美國 | |
| Tainan | 美國 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 美國 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 美國 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 美國, 花旗 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 美國 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 美國, 花旗 |
Etymology 2
Proper noun
米國
- an ancient state in Central Asia
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 米 | 國 |
| べい Grade: 2 |
こく Jinmeiyō |
| kan'on | on'yomi |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 米國 – see the following entry. | ||||
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| (This term, 米國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 米 | 國 |
Proper noun
米國 • (Miguk) (hangeul 미국)
- (North Korea) hanja form? of 미국 (“America, United States”)