# 米國
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Mǐguó
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mai$^5$ gwok$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Mí-koet
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Bí-kok
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$mi-koq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Mǐguó
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Mǐguó
*** Wade–Giles: Mi$^3$-kuo$^2$
*** Yale: Mǐ-gwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Miigwo
*** Palladius: Миго (Migo)
*** Sinological IPA : /mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mai$^5$ gwok$^3$
*** Yale: máih gwok
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mai$^5$ gwok$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mei$^5$ guog$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɐi̯¹³ kʷɔːk̚³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mí-koet
*** Hakka Romanization System: mi$^ˋ$ gued$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: mi$^3$ gued$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /mi³¹ ku̯et̚²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bí-kok
*** Tâi-lô: Bí-kok
*** Phofsit Daibuun: by'kog
*** IPA (Xiamen): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$mi-koq
*** MiniDict: mi$^去$ koh
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$mi-koq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mi²² koʔ⁴⁴/

### Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 米国(べいこく) (Beikoku, “America (the country)”).

#### Proper noun

米國
* (Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, rare, of Northeastern Mandarin, Internet slang, often humorous) the United States of America
    From: 2011: 米国议员Weiner玩微博引发的杯具
    Mǐguó Gònghédǎng Yìyuán Weiner zhǔnbèi cānjiā Niǔyuē shìcháng jìngxuǎn, bùxiǎoxīn bǎ yī zhāng bóqǐ de zìpāizhào zài Twitter shàng gěi qúnfā le — yuánběn shì yào dāndú fā gěi yī ge wéichí zhe wǎngluò àimèi guānxì de nǚrén, jiéguǒ tā jiù bēijù le. [Pinyin]
    The Republican [sic] U.S. Congressman Weiner was going to begin an election campaign to run for the mayor of New York, but unintentionally, he sent a link to a photo of his erected penis - which was only meant to be seen by a woman who maintains unclear relationship with him on the Internet - on Twitter. Then “tragedy happened (to him)”.

##### Synonyms

* 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)
* 美帝 (měidì) (colloquial, slang, often derogatory)
* 花旗 (Huāqí) (obsolete or Min Nan)
* 花旗國／花旗国 (Huāqíguó) (obsolete)
* 金山 (gam$^1$ saan$^1$) (Cantonese, dated)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 美利堅合眾國, 美國 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 美國 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 美國 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 美國, 金山 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 美國, 花旗國 dated |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 美國, 花旗, 金山 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 金山 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 美國 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 米國, 亞美利加 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 美國 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 美國 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 花旗 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 美國 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 美國 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 美國 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 美國 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 美國, 花旗 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 美國 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 美國, 花旗 |

### Etymology 2

* 米國 (昭武九姓)

#### Proper noun

米國
* An ancient state in Central Asia

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 米 | 國 |
| べい Grade: 2 | こく Jinmeiyō |
| kan'on | on'yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 米國 – see the following entry. :
| 【米国べいこく】 | [noun] [from 1819] (archaic, possibly obsolete) a country that is an exporter of rice [noun] [1603–1800s] (probably obsolete) a country that is rich in rice [proper noun] [from 1869] United States of America (a country in North America) |
| 【米国こめぐに】 | [noun] [1603–1800s] (probably obsolete) a country that is rich in rice [noun] [1819–???] (archaic, possibly obsolete) a country that is an exporter of rice |
(This term, 米國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 米 | 國 |

### Proper noun

米國 • (Miguk) (hangeul 미국)
* (North Korea) hanja form of 미국 (“America, United States”)