美國

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See also: 米國 and 米国

Chinese

beautiful; beauty; America country; state; nation
trad. (美國) 美 國
simp. (美国) 美 国
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Etymology

Attested as early as 1854, possibly as an abbreviation of 亞美理駕洲大合眾國／亚美理驾洲大合众国 (“United States of America”), attested in the Treaty of Wanghia . 美 (měi) also means "beautiful", which inspires false etymology.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

美國

  1. United States, America (a country in North America)
    美國權利法案／美国权利法案  ―  Měiguó Quánlì Fǎ'àn  ―  the United States Bill of Rights
    我第一次申請美國旅遊簽證被拒簽了。 [MSC, trad.]
    我第一次申请美国旅游签证被拒签了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ dì yī cì shēnqǐng Měiguó lǚyóu qiānzhèng bèi jùqiān le.
    I was rejected when I applied for a tourist visa for the United States for the first time.
    在20世紀60年代，美國人工智能出現了爆發性的發展。 [MSC, trad.]
    在20世纪60年代，美国人工智能出现了爆发性的发展。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zài èrshí shìjì liùshí niándài, Měiguó réngōng zhìnéng chūxiàn le bàofāxìng de fāzhǎn.
    The United States saw an explosive development in artificial intelligence during the 1960s.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (美國):
  • → Korean: 미국(美國) (miguk)
  • → Vietnamese: Mĩ Quốc (美國)

Others:

See also

Korean

Hanja in this term
美國

Proper noun

美國 • (Miguk) (hangeul 미국)

  1. hanja form? of 미국 (“America, United States”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
美國

Proper noun

美國

  1. chữ Hán form of Mĩ Quốc (“America, United States”).
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