亞美利加
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See also: 亚美利加
Chinese
| phonetic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (亞美利加) | 亞 | 美 | 利 | 加 | |
| simp. (亚美利加) | 亚 | 美 | 利 | 加 | |
| alternative forms | 亞美理駕／亚美理驾 obsolete | ||||
Etymology
Borrowed from English America.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yàměilìjia
- Wade–Giles: ya4-mei3-li4-chia1
- Yale: yà-měi-lì-jyā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yahmeeilihjia
- Palladius: ямэйлицзя (jamɛjliczja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jä⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǎměilìjia
- Wade–Giles: ya3-mei3-li4-chia1
- Yale: yǎ-měi-lì-jyā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeameeilihjia
- Palladius: ямэйлицзя (jamɛjliczja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa3 mei5 lei6 gaa1
- Yale: a méih leih gā
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa3 mei5 lei6 gaa1
- Guangdong Romanization: a3 méi5 léi6 ga1
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³³ mei̯¹³ lei̯²² kaː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: À-me-li-khá
- Hakka Romanization System: aˇ me li kaˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: a2 me4 li4 ka3
- Sinological IPA: /a¹¹ me⁵⁵ li⁵⁵ kʰa³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
Proper noun
亞美利加
- (～洲) Americas (continent)
- Alternative name for 美利堅合眾國／美利坚合众国 (Měilìjiān hézhòngguó, “United States of America”).
Synonyms
- 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)
- 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 | 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 |