中美

Chinese

		middle; center; within middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	beautiful; beauty; America
simp. and trad. (中美)		中	美

Etymology 1

From 中, abbreviation for 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó, “China”) + 美, abbreviation for 美國／美国 (Měiguó, “United States”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhōng-Měi

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄇㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ mei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Zhōng-Měi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄇㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongmeei
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ mei⁵
  - Yale: jūng méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ méi⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mei̯¹³/

Proper noun

中美

China and the United States of America

Adjective

中美

Sino-American; of or relating to China and the United States, particularly their diplomatic relations and/or competition

Etymology 2

From 中 (zhōng, “middle; central”) + 美, abbreviation for 美洲 (Měizhōu, “the Americas”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhōngměi

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄇㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ mei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Zhōngměi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄇㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongmeei
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ mei⁵
  - Yale: jūng méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ méi⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mei̯¹³/

Proper noun

中美

Central America

Synonyms

中美洲 (Zhōngměizhōu)

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