亞美利加

See also: 亚美利加

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (亞美利加)		亞	美	利	加
simp. (亚美利加)		亚	美	利	加

Etymology

Borrowed from English America.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yàměilìjiā, Yǎměilìjiā

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚ, ㄧㄚˇ ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ mei⁵ lei⁶ gaa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: Yàměilìjiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yahmeeilihjia
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯a̠⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: Yǎměilìjiā [Phonetic: yáměilìjiā]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeameeilihjia
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯a̠²¹⁴⁻³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ mei⁵ lei⁶ gaa¹
  - Yale: a méih leih gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ mei⁵ lei⁶ gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ méi⁵ léi⁶ ga¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɑː³³ mei̯¹³ lei̯²² kɑː⁵⁵/

Proper noun

亞美利加

(～洲) America (continent)
Alternative name for 美利堅合眾國／美利坚合众国 (Měilìjiān hézhòngguó, “United States of America”).

See also

(USA): 美國／美国 (Měiguó)

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