美國

See also: 米國 and 米国

Chinese

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

Etymology

From 美 (Měi, abbreviation of 亞美利加／亚美利加 (Yàměilìjiā), from English America) + 國／国 (guó, “nation”). 美 (měi) also means "beautiful", which inspires false etymology.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Měiguó

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic): Мыйгуй (Mɨjguj, II-I) / Мыйгуә (Mɨjguə, II-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ gwok³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Mî-koet
Min Dong (BUC): Mī-guók
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): Bí-kok

(Teochew, Peng'im): mi² gog⁴
Wu (Wiktionary): 'me koq (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Měiguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Meeigwo
  - IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: Мыйгуй (Mɨjguj, II-I) / Мыйгуә (Mɨjguə, II-I)
  - IPA ^(key): /mɨi⁵¹ kuei²⁴/, /mɨi⁵¹ kuɤ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁵ gwok³
  - Yale: méih gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ gwok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ guog³
  - IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ kʷɔːk̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mî-koet
  - Hakka Romanization System: mi´ gued`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mi¹ gued⁵
  - IPA: /mi²⁴ ku̯et̚²/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Mī-guók
  - IPA ^(key): /mi³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)uɔʔ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bí-kok
  - Tâi-lô: Bí-kok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: by'kog
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: mi² gog⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mí kok
  - IPA ^(key): /mi⁵²⁻³⁵ kok̚²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: 'me koq (T2)
  - IPA ^(key): /ʔme̞³³ kʊʔ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

美國

the United States; America

Synonyms

美利堅合眾國／美利坚合众国 (Měilìjiān hézhòngguó)
(humorous or dialectal) 米國／米国 (Mǐguó)
(dated) 美利堅／美利坚 (Měilìjiān), 花旗國／花旗国 (Huāqíguó)

Derived terms

美國人／美国人 (měiguórén)
美國佬／美国佬 (měiguólǎo)
美國信息交換標準代碼／美国信息交换标准代码 (Měiguó Xìnxī Jiāohuàn Biāozhǔn Dàimǎ)
美國內戰／美国内战 (Měiguó Nèizhàn)

美國化／美国化 (měiguóhuà)
美國夢／美国梦 (Měiguómèng)
美國英語／美国英语 (Měiguó Yīngyǔ)
美國資訊交換標準代碼／美国资讯交换标准代码 (Měiguó Zīxùn Jiāohuàn Biāozhǔn Dàimǎ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (美國):

→ Korean: 미국 (美國, miguk)
→ Vietnamese: Mĩ Quốc (美國)

Others:

→ Zhuang: Meijgoz

Korean

Hanja in this term
美	國

Proper noun

美國 • (Miguk) (hangeul 미국)

Hanja form^? of 미국 (“America, United States”).

Derived terms

미국영어 (美國英語, migugyeong-eo, “American English”)
미국화 (美國化, migukhwa, “Americanization”)
미국식 (美國式, miguksik, “American style”)

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
美	國

Noun

美國

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

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