美元
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]beautiful; beauty; America | primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty) | ||
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trad. (美元) | 美 | 元 | |
simp. #(美元) | 美 | 元 | |
alternative forms | 美圓/美圆 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): mei5 jyun4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bí-goân
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5me-yoe
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: měiyuán
- Wade–Giles: mei3-yüan2
- Yale: měi-ywán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeiyuan
- Palladius: мэйюань (mɛjjuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 美元
美圓 / 美圆
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: mei5 jyun4
- Yale: méih yùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei5 jyn4
- Guangdong Romanization: méi5 yun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯¹³ jyːn²¹/
- Homophones:
美元
美圓 / 美圆
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
[edit]美元
- US dollar
- 美元指數/美元指数 ― měiyuán zhǐshù ― U.S. Dollar Index
- 你們收美元嗎?/你们收美元吗? ― Nǐmen shōu měiyuán ma? ― Do you accept American dollars?
Synonyms
[edit]- (neologism) 美刀 (Měidāo)
Dialectal synonyms of 美元 (“US dollar”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 美元, 美圓, 美金 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 美子 cant |
Taiwan | 美金 | |
Singapore | 美金 | |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 美金 |
Taishan | 美金, 美紙 | |
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 美金 | |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 美金 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 美金 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 美金 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 美金 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 美金 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 美金 | |
Southern Min | Taipei | 美金 GT |
Manila (Hokkien) | 美金 | |
Shantou | 美金 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 美金 | |
Wenchang | 美元, 美金 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 美元 |
Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
Derived terms
[edit]- 美元化 (měiyuánhuà)
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