米國

See also: 美國 and 米国

Chinese

rice; meter country; state; nation
trad. (米國) 米 國
simp. (米国) 米 国
anagram 國米/国米

Pronunciation


Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 米国(べいこく) (Beikoku, “America (the country)”).

Proper noun

米國

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, rare, of Northeastern Mandarin, Internet slang, often humorous) America (the country); the United States of America
Synonyms
  • 美帝 (měidì) (colloquial, slang, often derogatory)
  • 花旗 (Huāqí) (obsolete or Min Nan)
  • 金山 (Cantonese, dated)
  • 亞墨利加/亚墨利加 (obsolete)

Proper noun

米國

  1. An ancient state in Central Asia

Japanese

Kanji in this term
米 國
べい
Grade: 2
こく
Jinmeiyō
kan’on on’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 米國 – see the following entry.
【米国べいこく】
[noun] [from 1819] (archaic, possibly obsolete) a country that is an exporter of rice
[noun] [1603–1800s] (probably obsolete) a country that is rich in rice
[proper noun] [from 1869] United States of America (a country in North America)
【米国こめぐに】
[noun] [1603–1800s] (probably obsolete) a country that is rich in rice
[noun] [1819–???] (archaic, possibly obsolete) a country that is an exporter of rice
(This term, 米國, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
米國

Proper noun

米國 • (Miguk) (hangeul 미국)

  1. (North Korea) Hanja form? of 미국 (“America, United States”).
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