中美

Chinese

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

Etymology 1

Short for 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó) + 美國／美国 (Měiguó).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhōng-Měi

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄇㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ mei⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tiong-bí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōng-Měi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄇㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongměi
  - Wade–Giles: Chung¹-mei³
  - Yale: Jūng-měi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongmeei
  - Palladius: Чжунмэй (Čžunmɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ mei⁵
  - Yale: jūng méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ méi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mei̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-bí
  - Tâi-lô: Tiong-bí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongbie
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴¹/

Proper noun

中美

China and the United States of America

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
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tiong-bí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngměi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄇㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongměi
  - Wade–Giles: Chung¹-mei³
  - Yale: Jūng-měi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongmeei
  - Palladius: Чжунмэй (Čžunmɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ mei⁵
  - Yale: jūng méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ méi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mei̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-bí
  - Tâi-lô: Tiong-bí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongbie
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴¹/

Proper noun

中美

Central America

Synonyms

中美洲 (Zhōngměizhōu)

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