美金
Chinese
| beautiful; beauty; America | metal; gold; money | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (美金) | 美 | 金 | |
| simp. #(美金) | 美 | 金 | |
| alternative forms | 鎂／镁 Internet slang | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: měijīn
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: měijin
- Wade–Giles: mei3-chin1
- Yale: měi-jīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeijin
- Palladius: мэйцзинь (mɛjczinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mei5 gam1
- Yale: méih gām
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei5 gam1
- Guangdong Romanization: méi5 gem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯¹³ kɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mî-kîm
- Hakka Romanization System: miˊ gimˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: mi1 gim1
- Sinological IPA: /mi²⁴⁻¹¹ kim²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: muiˋ gimˋ
- Sinological IPA: /mui⁵³ kim⁵³/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bí-kim
- Tâi-lô: bí-kim
- Phofsit Daibuun: by'kym
- IPA (Xiamen): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kim³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
美金
Synonyms
- (neologism) 美刀 (Měidāo)
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) | |
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 美 | 金 |
Proper noun
美金
- chữ Hán form of Mỹ kim/Mĩ kim (“(dated, Overseas Vietnamese) US dollar”)