賽美
Chinese
| to compete; competition; match | beautiful; beauty; America | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (賽美) | 賽 | 美 | |
| simp. (赛美) | 赛 | 美 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sàiměi
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄞˋ ㄇㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sàiměi
- Wade–Giles: sai4-mei3
- Yale: sài-měi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saymeei
- Palladius: саймэй (sajmɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /saɪ̯⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
賽⫽美 (verb-object) (intransitive)
- to hold a beauty contest; to hold a beauty pageant