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): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ 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 usage example)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (美帝):

→ Korean: 미제(美帝) (mije)

Proper noun

美帝

(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)

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

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