美聯社

Chinese

		beautiful; beauty; America	to ally; to unite; to join	society; group
trad. (美聯社)		美	聯	社
simp. (美联社)		美	联	社

Etymology

Short for 美國聯合通訊社／美国联合通讯社 (Měiguó Liánhé Tōngxùnshè).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Měiliánshè

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ lyun⁴ se⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Bí-liân-siā

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Měiliánshè
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Měiliánshè
    • Wade–Giles: Mei³-lien²-shê⁴
    • Yale: Měi-lyán-shè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Meeiliansheh
    • Palladius: Мэйляньшэ (Mɛjljanʹšɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁵ lyun⁴ se⁵
    • Yale: méih lyùhn séh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ lyn⁴ se⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ lün⁴ sé⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ lyːn²¹ sɛː¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bí-liân-siā
    • Tâi-lô: Bí-liân-siā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: byliensia
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²⁴⁻²² sia²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɛn²⁴⁻²² sia⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn¹³⁻²² sia²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ sia³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²³⁻³³ sia³³/

Proper noun

美聯社

1. Associated Press; AP