黴國
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See also: 霉国
Chinese
[edit]bacteria; fungi; mouldy | country; state; nation | ||
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trad. (黴國/霉國) | 黴/霉 | 國 | |
simp. (霉国) | 霉 | 国 | |
Literally: “mouldy country”. |
Etymology
[edit]A pun on 美國/美国 (Měiguó), as the first characters 美 (měi) and 黴/霉 (méi) are nearly or exactly homophonous in many Sinitic languages.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Méiguó
- Wade–Giles: Mei2-kuo2
- Yale: Méi-gwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Meigwo
- Palladius: Мэйго (Mɛjgo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /meɪ̯³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
[edit]黴國