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Chinese
Etymology
From 民主燈塔 (mínzhǔ dēngtǎ), a calque of English lighthouse (or beacon) of democracy, a nickname of the United States (see Wikipedia:City upon a Hill).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
燈塔國
- (often derogatory) United States
Synonyms
- 亞美利加 / 亚美利加 (Yàměilìjiā)
- 合省國 / 合省国 (Héshěngguó) (obsolete)
- 漂亮國 / 漂亮国 (Piàoliangguó) (slang, sarcastic)
- 米國 / 米国 (Mǐguó) (Internet slang, often humorous)
- 美 (měi) (abbreviation)
- 美利堅 / 美利坚 (Měilìjiān) (dated)
- 美利堅合眾國 / 美利坚合众国 (Měilìjiān hézhòngguó)
- 美國 / 美国 (Měiguó)
- 美帝 (měidì) (colloquial, slang, often derogatory)
- 花旗 (Huāqí) (obsolete or Min Nan)
- 花旗國 / 花旗国 (Huāqíguó) (obsolete)
- 醜國 / 丑国 (Chǒuguó) (derogatory)
- 金山 (gam1 saan1) (Cantonese, dated)
- 黴國 / 霉国 (Méiguó) (derogatory)
Dialectal synonyms of
美國 (“United States”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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美利堅合眾國, 美國
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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美國
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Singapore
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美國
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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美國, 金山 dated
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Hong Kong
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美國, 花旗國 dated
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Taishan
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美國, 花旗, 金山
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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金山
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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美國
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Hakka
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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美國, 米國, 亞美利加
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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米國, 亞美利加
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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美國, 米國, 亞美利加
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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美國, 米國, 亞美利加
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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美國, 米國, 亞美利加
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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美國
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Quanzhou
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美國
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Jinjiang
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花旗
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Zhangzhou
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美國
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Tainan
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美國
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Penang (Hokkien)
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美國
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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美國
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Manila (Hokkien)
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美國, 花旗
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Singapore (Teochew)
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美國
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Wu
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Shanghai
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美國, 花旗
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