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Definition 2024
中美
中美
Chinese
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
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beautiful; beauty; America | ||
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simp. and trad. (中美) |
中 | 美 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˇ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongmeei
- IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: zung1 mei5
- Yale: jūng méih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 mei5
- IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Proper noun
中美
Etymology 2
From 中 (zhōng, “middle; central”) + 美, abbreviation for 美洲 (Měizhōu, “the Americas”)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˇ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongmeei
- IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: zung1 mei5
- Yale: jūng méih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 mei5
- IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Proper noun
中美
Synonyms
- 中美洲 (Zhōngměizhōu)