留美

Chinese

		leave (message); to retain; to stay leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve	beautiful; beauty; America
trad. (留美)		留	美
simp. #(留美)		留	美

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liúměi

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁴ mei⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liúměi
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lióuměi
    • Wade–Giles: liu²-mei³
    • Yale: lyóu-měi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lioumeei
    • Palladius: люмэй (ljumɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lau⁴ mei⁵
    • Yale: làuh méih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁴ mei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: leo⁴ méi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯²¹ mei̯¹³/

Verb

留美

1. to stay in the USA (e.g. to study)