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美國夢

美國夢

Chinese

		the USA; America	dream
trad. (美國夢)		美國	夢
simp. (美国梦)		美国	梦

Noun

美國夢

American Dream

Etymology

Calque of English American Dream.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Měiguómèng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ gwok³ mung⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Měiguómèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Meeigwomenq
  - IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁵ gwok³ mung⁶
  - Yale: méih gwok muhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ gwok⁸ mung⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ kʷɔːk̚³ mʊŋ²²/