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美國佬

美國佬

Chinese

		the USA; America	male; man (Cantonese)
trad. (美國佬)		美國	佬
simp. (美国佬)		美国	佬

Noun

美國佬

(colloquial) Yankee, Yank, American (native or inhabitant of the USA)

Synonyms

佬美

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): měiguólǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ gwok³ lou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: měiguólǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeigwolao
  - IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: měiguólǎor
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄠˇㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeigwolaol
  - IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ laʊɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁵ gwok³ lou²
  - Yale: méih gwok lóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ gwok⁸ lou²
  - IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ kʷɔːk̚³ lou̯³⁵/