美國

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Kineski

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

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美國 (Pisano Standardni Kineski^?)
美國 (Kantonski)
美國 (Klasični)
美國 (Gan)
美國 (Hakka)
美國 (Min Dong)
Bí-kok (Min Nan)
美國 (Vu)

Etymology

Od 美 (Měi, abbreviation of 亞美利加／亚美利加, od Engleski America) + 國／国 (“nation”). 美 also means "beautiful", which inspires false etymology.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinjin): Měiguó

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

(Dungan, Ćirilica and Wiktionary): Mыйguй (II-I) / Mыйguә (II-I)
Kantonski
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): mei⁵ gwok³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): mei⁴ gok²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Mî-koet

(Meixian, Guangdong): mi¹ guêd⁵
Min Bei (KCR): Mĭ-gŏ
Min Dong (BUC): Mī-guók
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): Bí-kok

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinjin: Měiguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Meeigwo
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Měiguó
  - Wade–Giles: Mei³-kuo²
  - Sinological MFA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kwɔ³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Ćirilica and Vikirečnik: Mыйguй (II-I) / Mыйguә (II-I)
  - Sinological MFA ^(key): /mɨi⁵¹ kuei²⁴/, /mɨi⁵¹ kuɤ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Kantonski
- (Standard Kantonski, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁵ gwok³
  - Yale: méih gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ gwok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ guog³
  - Sinological MFA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ kʷɔːk̚³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Vikirečnik: mei⁴ gok²
  - Sinological MFA ^(key): /ᵐbei²¹ kɔk̚⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mî-koet
  - Hakka Romanization System: mi´ gued`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mi¹ gued⁵
  - IPA: /mi²⁴ ku̯et̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: mi¹ guêd⁵
  - IPA: /mi⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kuɛt̚¹/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Mĭ-gŏ
  - Sinological MFA ^(key): /mi²⁴ ko²⁴/
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
  - MFA (Xiamen): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
  - MFA (Quanzhou): /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
  - MFA (Zhangzhou): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
  - MFA (Taipei): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
  - MFA (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 noun

美國

United States, America (a country in North America)
美國權利法案／美国权利法案 ― Měiguó Quánlì Fǎ'àn ― the United States Bill of Rights

我第一次申請美國旅遊簽證被拒簽了。 [MSC, trad.]
我第一次申请美国旅游签证被拒签了。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ dì yī cì shēnqǐng Měiguó lǚyóu qiānzhèng bèi jùqiān le. [Pinyin]
I was rejected when I applied for a tourist visa for the United States for the first time.

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.

在 20 世紀 60 年代，美國人工智能出現了爆發性的發展。 [MSC, trad.]
在 20 世纪 60 年代，美国人工智能出现了爆发性的发展。 [MSC, simp.]
Zài èrshí shìjì liùshí niándài, Měiguó réngōng zhìnéng chūxiàn le bàofāxìng de fāzhǎn. [Pinyin]
The United States saw an explosive development in artificial intelligence during the 1960s.

Synonyms

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米國／米国 (Internet slang, often humorous)
美利堅／美利坚 (dated)
美利堅合眾國／美利坚合众国
美帝 (colloquial, slang, often derogatory)

花旗 (obsolete or Min Nan)
花旗國／花旗国 (obsolete)
金山 (Cantonese, dated)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (美國):

Korean: 미국 (美國, miguk)
Vietnamese: Mĩ Quốc (美國)

Others:

→ Zhuang: Meijgoz

Korejski

Hanja in this term
美	國

Proper noun

美國 (Miguk) (hangeul 미국)

Hanja form^? of 미국 (“America, United States”).

Vijetnamski

Hán tự in this word
美	國

Proper noun

美國

Hán tự form of Mĩ Quốc, “America, United States”

Kineski

Etymology

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Korejski

Proper noun

Vijetnamski

Proper noun