中美

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); 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): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˇ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōng-Měi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˇ
    • 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

1. 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): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˇ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngměi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˇ
    • 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

1. Central America

Synonyms

• 中美洲 (Zhōngměizhōu)