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美元

美元

Chinese

		beautiful; beauty; America	primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
simp. and trad. (美元)		美	元

Noun

美元

US dollar

Synonyms

美金 (měijīn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): měiyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁶ jyun⁴
Min Nan (POJ): bí-goân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: měiyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeiyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁶ jyun⁴
  - Yale: meih yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁶ jyn⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mei̯²² jyːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bí-goân
  - Tâi-lô: bí-guân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: by'goaan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ guan²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ guan²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ guan¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ guan²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ guan²³/