美狄亞
Chinese edit
phonetic | ||||
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trad. (美狄亞) | 美 | 狄 | 亞 | |
simp. (美狄亚) | 美 | 狄 | 亚 | |
Literally: “beautiful / barbarian / inferior”. |
Etymology edit
From English Medea, ultimately from Ancient Greek Μήδεια (Mḗdeia).
Pronunciation edit
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄉㄧˊ ㄧㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Měidíyà
- Wade–Giles: Mei3-ti2-ya4
- Yale: Měi-dí-yà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Meeidyiyah
- Palladius: Мэйдия (Mɛjdija)
- Sinological IPA (key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti³⁵ jä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mei5 dik6 aa3
- Yale: méih dihk a
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei5 dik9 aa3
- Guangdong Romanization: méi5 dig6 a3
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯¹³ tɪk̚² aː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun edit
美狄亞