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

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• 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): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 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

1. (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 usage example)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (美帝):

• → Korean: 미제(美帝) (mije)

Proper noun

美帝

1. (colloquial, slang, often derogatory) United States of America (US)

   Coordinate term: 蘇修／苏修 (Sūxiū)

Synonyms

• 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 (Huāqí) (obsolete or Min Nan)
• 花旗國／花旗国 (Huāqíguó) (obsolete)
• 金山 (gam¹ saan¹) (Cantonese, dated)

 

Korean

Hanja in this term
美	帝

Noun

美帝 • (mije) (hangeul 미제)

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