美元

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Chinese

beautiful; beauty; America
primary; first; fundamental
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
 
trad. (美元) 美 元
simp. #(美元) 美 元
alternative forms 美圓／美圆

Pronunciation

Noun

美元

  1. US dollar
    美元指數／美元指数  ―  měiyuán zhǐshù  ―  U.S. Dollar Index
    你們收美元嗎？／你们收美元吗？  ―  Nǐmen shōu měiyuán ma?  ―  Do you accept American dollars?

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 美元 (“US dollar”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 美元, 美圓, 美金
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 美子 cant
Taiwan 美金
Singapore 美金
Cantonese Hong Kong 美金
Taishan 美金, 美紙
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 美金
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 美金
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 美金
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 美金
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 美金
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 美金
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 美金
Southern Min Taipei 美金 GT
Manila (Hokkien) 美金
Shantou 美金
Singapore (Teochew) 美金
Wenchang 美元, 美金
Wu Shanghai 美元
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

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