美帝

Chinese

		beautiful; beauty; America	emperor
trad. (美帝)		美	帝
simp. ^#(美帝)		美	帝

Etymology

Short for 美帝國主義／美帝国主义 (Měi-dìguózhǔyì). Compare Japanese 米帝 (べいてい, beitei).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): měidì

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄉㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ dai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: měidì
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄉㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: měidì
  - Wade–Giles: mei³-ti⁴
  - Yale: měi-dì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeidih
  - Palladius: мэйди (mɛjdi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ti⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    美帝
    美的
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁵ dai³
  - Yale: méih dai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ dai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ dei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ tɐi̯³³/

Noun

美帝

(often derogatory, informal) American imperialism; American imperialist
打倒美帝！ ― Dǎdǎo měidì! ― Down with American imperialism!
- 抗美援朝，打敗美帝野心狼！ [MSC, trad.]
  抗美援朝，打败美帝野心狼！ [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1950, Ma Fuyao (lyrics), Zhou Weizhi (music), 《中國人民志願軍戰歌》
  Kàngměiyuáncháo, dǎbài měidì yěxīnláng! [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (美帝):

→ Korean: 미제(美帝) (mije)

Proper noun

美帝

(colloquial, slang, often derogatory) United States of America; US; America
Coordinate term: 蘇修／苏修 (Sūxiū)

Synonyms

花旗 (Huāqí) (obsolete or Min Nan)
金山 (Cantonese, dated)
亞墨利加／亚墨利加 (obsolete)
米國／米国 (Mǐguó) (Internet slang, often humorous)

美利堅／美利坚 (Měilìjiān) (dated)
美利堅合眾國／美利坚合众国 (Měilìjiān hézhòngguó)
美國／美国 (Měiguó)
花旗國／花旗国 (Huāqíguó) (obsolete)

Korean

Hanja in this term
美	帝

Noun

美帝 • (mije) (hangeul 미제)

Hanja form^? of 미제 (“American imperialism”).

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