七美
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Chinese
| seven | beautiful; beauty; America | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (七美) | 七 | 美 | |
| simp. #(七美) | 七 | 美 | |
Etymology
Derived from 七美人塚 as a replacement for 大嶼 in 1949.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cat1 mei5
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Chhit-mî
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chhit-bí
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄇㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Ciměi
- Wade–Giles: Chʻi1-mei3
- Yale: Chī-měi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chimeei
- Palladius: Цимэй (Cimɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cat1 mei5
- Yale: chāt méih
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsat7 mei5
- Guangdong Romanization: ced1 méi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ mei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhit-mî
- Hakka Romanization System: qidˋ miˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: qid5 mi1
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰit̚² mi²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
Proper noun
七美