美圓
Chinese
| beautiful; beauty; America | circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (美圓) | 美 | 圓 | |
| simp. (美圆) | 美 | 圆 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: měiyuán
- 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:
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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
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bí-oân
- Tâi-lô: bí-uân
- Phofsit Daibuun: byoaan
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan¹³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bí-goân
- Tâi-lô: bí-guân
- Phofsit Daibuun: by'goaan
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡuan²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
Noun
美圓
- alternative form of 美元 (měiyuán)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 美元 (“US dollar”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | |