黴國
See also: 霉国
Chinese edit
bacteria; fungi; mouldy | country; state; nation | ||
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trad. (黴國/霉國) | 黴/霉 | 國 | |
simp. (霉国) | 霉 | 国 | |
Literally: “mouldy country”. |
Etymology edit
A pun on 美國/美国 (Měiguó), as the first characters 美 (měi) and 黴/霉 (méi) are nearly or exactly homophonous in many Sinitic languages.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
黴國