Cantonese Dictionary

美味

mei5 mei6

Mandarin: mei3 wei4

delicious; tasty

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美善

mei5 sin6

Mandarin: mei3 shan4

beautiful and good

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美國

mei5 gwok3

Mandarin: mei3 guo2

America, USA

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美國人

mei5 gwok3 jan4

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 ren2

American person; American people; people of the United States

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美國以外

mei5 gwok3 ji5 ngoi6

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 yi3 wai4

outside of the U.S.

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美國佬

mei5 gwok3 lou2

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 lao3

[informal] an American; a Yankee

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美國偶像

mei5 gwok3 ngau5 zoeng6

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 ou3 xiang4

American Idol (TV show)

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美國傳統基金會

mei5 gwok3 cyun4 tung2 gei1 gam1 wui6*2

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 chuan2 tong3 ji1 jin1 hui4

Heritage Foundation

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美國參議院

mei5 gwok3 caam1 ji6 jyun6*2

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 can1 yi4 yuan4

United States Senate

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美國司法部

mei5 gwok3 si1 faat3 bou6

US Justice Department

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美國國務院

mei5 gwok3 gwok3 mou6 jyun6*2

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 guo2 wu4 yuan4

U.S. Department of State

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美國國家標準學會

mei5 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 biu1 zeon2 hok6 wui6*2

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 guo2 jia1 biao1 zhun3 xue2 hui4

American National Standards Institute

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美國國會

mei5 gwok3 gwok3 wui4*2

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 guo2 hui4

U.S. Congress

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美國國會圖書館

mei5 gwok3 gwok3 wui4*2 tou4 syu1 gun2

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 guo2 hui4 tu2 shu1 guan3

Library of Congress

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美國國際集團

mei5 gwok3 gwok3 zai3 zaap6 tyun4

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 guo2 ji4 ji2 tuan2

American International Group

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美國土生

mei5 gwok3 tou2 saang1

refers to Chinese person born in America

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美國在線

mei5 gwok3 zoi6 sin3

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 zai4 xian4

America Online (AOL)

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美國外交關係協會

mei5 gwok3 ngoi6 gaau1 gwaan1 hai6 hip3 wui6*2

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 wai4 jiao1 guan1 xi4 xie2 hui4

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

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美國大學協會

mei5 gwok3 daai6 hok6 hip3 wui6*2

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 da4 xue2 xie2 hui4

Association of American Universities

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美國大陸航空

mei5 gwok3 daai6 luk6 hong4 hung1

Continental Airlines

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美國太空總署

mei5 gwok3 taai3 hung1 zung2 cyu5

Mandarin: Mei3 guo2 tai4 kong1 zong3 shu3

Simplified: 美国太空总署

NASA

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美國廣播公司

mei5 gwok3 gwong2 bo3 gung1 si1

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 guang3 bo1 gong1 si1

ABC (American Broadcasting Corporation)

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美國心臟協會

mei5 gwok3 sam1 zong6 hip3 wui6*2

American Heart Association

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美國手語

mei5 gwok3 sau2 jyu5

Mandarin: Mei3guo2 shou3yu3

Simplified: 美国手语

American Sign Language [written and colloquial]

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美國政府

mei5 gwok3 zing3 fu2

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 zheng4 fu3

U.S./American government

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美國數學學會

mei5 gwok3 sou3 hok6 hok6 wui6*2

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 shu4 xue2 xue2 hui4

American Mathematical Society

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美國最高法院

mei5 gwok3 zeoi3 gou1 faat3 jyun6*2

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 zui4 gao1 fa3 yuan4

Supreme Court of the United States

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美國有線新聞網

mei5 gwok3 jau5 sin3 san1 man4 mong5

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 you3 xian4 xin1 wen2 wang3

Cable Network News; CNN

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美國本地人

mei5 gwok3 bun2 dei6 jan4

Mandarin: mei3 guo2 ben3 di4 ren2

Native American (aka "American Indian")

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美國李子

mei5 gwok3 lei5 zi2

a plum

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