集美

Chinese

		to gather; to collect; collected works	beautiful; beauty; America
trad. (集美)		集	美
simp. #(集美)		集	美

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíměi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄇㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaap⁶ mei⁵
• Eastern Min (BUC): Cĭk-mī
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chi̍p-bí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jíměi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄇㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jíměi
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-mei³
    • Yale: jí-měi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyimeei
    • Palladius: цзимэй (czimɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaap⁶ mei⁵
    • Yale: jaahp méih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaap⁹ mei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: zab⁶ méi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːp̚² mei̯¹³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Cĭk-mī
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siʔ⁵⁻³³ mi³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chi̍p-bí
    • Tâi-lô: Tsi̍p-bí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cibbie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sip̚⁴⁻³² bi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sip̚²⁴⁻² bi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sip̚⁴⁻³² bi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sip̚⁴⁻³² bi⁴¹/

Proper noun

集美

1. (～區) Jimei (a district of Xiamen, Fujian, China)

Noun

集美

1. (originally endearing, now sarcastic and possibly offensive) Alternative form of 姐妹 (jiěmèi, “elder sister and younger sister; sisters; fellows”)