美職聯

Chinese

		beautiful; beauty; America	office; duty	to ally; to unite; to join
trad. (美職聯)		美	職	聯
simp. (美职联)		美	职	联

Etymology

Short for 美國職業足球大聯盟／美国职业足球大联盟 (Měiguó zhíyè zúqiú dà liánméng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Měizhílián

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄓˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ zik¹ lyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Měizhílián
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄓˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Měijhíhlián
    • Wade–Giles: Mei³-chih²-lien²
    • Yale: Měi-jŕ-lyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Meeijyrlian
    • Palladius: Мэйчжилянь (Mɛjčžiljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁵ zik¹ lyun⁴
    • Yale: méih jīk lyùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ dzik⁷ lyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ jig¹ lün⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ t͡sɪk̚⁵ lyːn²¹/

Proper noun

美職聯

1. (soccer) Major League Soccer