美國

See also: 米國 and 米国

ChineseEdit

		beautiful; beauty; America	country; state; nation
trad. (美國)		美	國
simp. (美国)		美	国

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EtymologyEdit

From 美 (Měi, abbreviation of 亞美利加／亚美利加 (Yàměilìjiā), from English America) + 國／国 (guó, “nation”). 美 (měi) also means "beautiful", which inspires false etymology.

PronunciationEdit

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Měiguó

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic): Мыйгуй (Mɨjguj, II-I) / Мыйгуә (Mɨjguə, II-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ gwok³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Mî-koet
Min Dong (BUC): Mī-guók
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): Bí-kok

(Teochew, Peng'im): mui² gog⁴
Wu (Wiktionary): 'me koq (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Měiguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Meeigwo
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Měiguó
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kwɔ³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: Мыйгуй (Mɨjguj, II-I) / Мыйгуә (Mɨjguə, II-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɨi⁵¹ kuei²⁴/, /mɨi⁵¹ kuɤ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁵ gwok³
  - Yale: méih gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ gwok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ guog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ kʷɔːk̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mî-koet
  - Hakka Romanization System: mi´ gued`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mi¹ gued⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /mi²⁴ ku̯et̚²/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Mī-guók
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)uɔʔ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (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/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: mui² gog⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: múi kok
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mui⁵²⁻³⁵ kok̚²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: 'me koq (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʔme̞³³ kʊʔ⁴⁴/

Proper nounEdit

美國

the United States; America
美國北佛羅里達大學宣布關閉孔子學院。 [MSC, trad.]
美国北佛罗里达大学宣布关闭孔子学院。 [MSC, simp.]
Měiguó Běi Fóluólǐdá Dàxué xuānbù guānbì Kǒngzǐ Xuéyuàn. [Pinyin]
The University of North Florida, United States, announces the closure of the Confucius Institute.