美帝
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Chinese
| beautiful; beauty; America | emperor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (美帝) | 美 | 帝 | |
| simp. #(美帝) | 美 | 帝 | |
Etymology
Short for 美帝國主義／美帝国主义 (Měi-dìguózhǔyì). Compare Japanese 米帝 (べいてい, beitei).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄉㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: měidì
- Wade–Giles: mei3-ti4
- Yale: měi-dì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeidih
- Palladius: мэйди (mɛjdi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/
- Homophones:
美帝
美的
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mei5 dai3
- Yale: méih dai
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei5 dai3
- Guangdong Romanization: méi5 dei3
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯¹³ tɐi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
美帝
- (often derogatory, informal) American imperialism; American imperialist
- 打倒美帝！ ― Dǎdǎo měidì! ― Down with American imperialism!
Descendants
Proper noun
美帝
- (colloquial, slang, often derogatory) United States of America (US)
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)
- 燈塔國 / 灯塔国 (Dēngtǎguó) (derogatory)
- 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)
- 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 | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 美利堅合眾國, 美國 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 美國 |
| Singapore | 美國 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 美國, 金山 dated |
| Hong Kong | 美國, 花旗國 dated | |
| Taishan | 美國, 花旗, 金山 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 金山 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 美國 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 米國, 亞美利加 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 美國 |
| Quanzhou | 美國 | |
| Jinjiang | 花旗 | |
| Zhangzhou | 美國 | |
| Tainan | 美國 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 美國 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 美國 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 美國, 花旗 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 美國 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 美國, 花旗 |
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 美 | 帝 |
Noun
- hanja form? of 미제 (“American imperialism”)