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  mei5   jyutping
  mei3   pinyin
[1] beautiful; pretty; pleasing; fine; fair [2] good; excellent; exquisite; nice [3] be pleased with oneself [4] [v] praise

Stroke count: 9
Level: 2
Radical: (#123)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 22409 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  mei5 gwok3  mei3 guo2 = America, USA
detail  mei5 jan4 jyu4  mei3 ren2 yu2 = Mermaid (Beautiful)
detail  mei5 gam1  mei3 jin1 = US dollar
detail  mei5 gwok3 jan4  mei3 guo2 ren2 = American person
detail  mei5 hou2  mei3 hao3 = OK; fine; beautiful
detail  mei5 jyun4  mei3 yuan2 = American dollar, US dollar, $
detail  mei5 jan4  mei3 ren2 = beautiful woman; beauty
detail  mei5 mei6  mei3 wei4 = delicious; tasty
detail  jat1 baak3 maan6 mei5 gam1   = Megabucks, the million lottery
detail  zung1 mei5  zhong1 mei3 = China-USA; (placename) Chung May
detail  mei5 zung1  mei3 zhong1 = USA-China
detail  mei5 jat6  mei3 ri4 = US-Japan
detail  mei5 faa3   = to beautify; to embellish
detail  mei5 gwok3 sau2 jyu5  mei3 guo2 shou3 yu3 = American Sign Language (ASL)
detail  jing1 mei5  ying1 mei3 = England and America, English and American, Anglo-American
detail  mei5 neoi5  mei3 nv3 = a beautiful woman, a beauty, a belle, a looker
detail  waa4 mei5  hua2 mei3 = magnificent, resplendent; China and the US
detail  mei5 sam1  mei3 xin1 = Maxim's (restaurant, bakery)
detail  cyun4 mei5  quan2 mei3 = full of beauty, perfect
detail  fei4 mei5  fei2 mei3 = fertile, rich, luxuriant, plump, fat
detail  laai1 mei5  la1 mei3 = Latin America
detail  mei5 faat3  mei3 fa3 = hairdressing / hairstyling
detail  mei5 seot6 gun2  mei3 shu4 guan3 = art gallery
detail  mei5 lai6  mei3 li4 = beautiful
detail  mei5 saa1 tung4   = methadone
detail  bak1 mei5 zau1  bei3 mei3 zhou1 = North America
detail  naam4 mei5 zau1  nan2 mei3 zhou1 = South America
detail  zung1 mei5 zau1  zhong1 mei3 zhou1 = Central America
detail  mei5 zau1  mei3 zhou1 = America
detail  mei5 gaa1  mei3 jia1 = U.S.A. and Canada
detail  sap6 cyun4 sap6 mei5  shi2 quan2 shi2 mei3 = (phrase) perfect
detail  sam2 mei5  shen3 mei3 = aesthetics
detail  jau1 mei5  you1 mei3 = elegant
detail  zaan3 mei5  zan4 mei3 = to admire; to praise; to applause; to eulogize
detail  gin6 mei5  jian4 mei3 = strong and beautiful
detail  zing1 mei5  jing1 mei3 = delicate; fine; refinement
detail  mei5 fu1  mei3 fu2 = Mei Foo
detail  mei5 gwok3 zing3 fu2  mei3 guo2 zheng4 fu3 = U.S./American government
detail  jyun4 mei5  wan2 mei3 = perfect, perfection, perfectly
detail  mei5 hok6  mei3 xue2 = aesthetics
detail  jat6 mei5  ri4 mei3 = Japan-US
detail  mei5 gwan1  mei3 jun1 = US army, US armed forces
detail  mei5 fong1  mei3 fang1 = the American side (in negotiations, etc.)
detail  mei5 zik6   = American nationality
detail  gin6 mei5 cou1   = aerobics
detail  mei5 sik1 zou2 caan1   = American breakfast
detail  mei5 sik1 zuk1 kau4   = American football
detail  mei5 seot6  mei3 shu4 = art; fine arts
detail  can4 nin4 mei5 zau2  chen2 nian2 mei3 jiu3 = old vintage wine
detail  bak1 mei5  bei3 mei3 = North America
detail  naam4 mei5  nan2 mei3 = South America; (placename) Nam May
detail  faan3 mei5   = Pan-American Airlines
detail  bat1 jyun4 mei5  bu4 wan2 mei3 = defective; imperfect
detail  deoi3 mei5  dui4 mei3 = (policy, etc.) towards America
detail  bak1 mei5 daai6 gap3  bei3 mei3 da4 ge2 = geoduck clam
detail  fong2 man6 mei5 gwok3  fang3 wen4 mei3 guo2 = to visit the United States; a trip to the U.S.
detail  fu4 hap6 mei5 gwok3 lei6 jik1  fu2 he2 mei3 guo2 li4 yi4 = in line with American interests
detail  fu1 jyu6 mei5 gwok3  hu1 yu4 mei3 guo2 = to call on the United States; to appeal to the U.S.
detail  jyun4 mei5 mou4 kyut3  wan2 mei3 wu2 que1 = perfect and without blemish; flawless; to leave nothing to be desired
detail  ng5 fan1 mei5 gam1  wu3 fen1 mei3 jin1 = nickel
detail  mei5 zung1 bat1 zuk1  mei3 zhong1 bu4 zu2 = [idiom] a small problem in what is othewise perfect
detail  mei5 gwok3 ji5 ngoi6  mei3 guo2 yi3 wai4 = outside of the U.S.
detail  mei5 gwok3 gwan1 jan4  mei3 guo2 jun1 ren2 = American serviceman; U.S. soldier
detail  mei5 gwok3 bun2 dei6 jan4  mei3 guo2 ben3 di4 ren2 = Native American (aka "American Indian")
detail  gam1 jat6 mei5 gwok3   = USA Today
detail  zung1 mei5 gwaan1 hai6   = Sino-US relations
detail  bou2 ci4 mei5 baak6   = to protect one's fair complexion (by staying out of the sun)
detail  gin6 mei5 bei2 coi3   = a bodybuilidng competition
detail  gan6 fu4 jyun4 mei5 dik1 gei1 fu1   = near-perfect skin
detail  mei5 baak6 faa3 zong1 ban2 si5 coeng4   = the fairness cosmetics market
detail  mei5 naam4 zi2   = dreamboat (a very handsome man)
detail  lau4 hok6 mei5 gwok3   = to study abroad in America
detail  mei5 caau1  mei3 chao1 = a US banknote, greenback, the US dollar
detail  mei5 dak1  mei3 de2 = virtue
detail  mei5 gwok3 gwai2   = an American (pejorative because of 鬼)
detail  mei5 gwok3 lou2  mei3 guo2 lao3 = an American; a Yankee
detail  mei5 gwok3 tou2 saang1   = refers to Chinese person born in America
detail  mei5 gwok3 waa4 kiu4   = American overseas Chinese
detail  mei5 neoi5 hoi2 bou3   = beautiful woman poster, pinup gal poster
detail  mei5 sin1   = a US cent (penny)
detail  mei5 zik6 waa4 jan4  mei3 ji2 hua2 ren2 = a Chinese-American
detail  mei5 jung4   = cosmetology
detail  mei5 jung4 jyun2  mei3 rong2 yuan4 = beauty parlour
detail  mei5 gwok3 baak6 jan4   = white/caucasian Americans
detail  mei5 jyun4 cyu5 cuk1 wu6 hau2   = US dollar savings account
detail  soeng2 dak1 mei5  xiang3 de2 mei3 = [insult/sarcasm] "in your dreams"
detail  zik1 jip6 gin6 mei5 sin1 saang1   = professional bodybuilder
detail  gin6 mei5 sin1 saang1   = bodybuilder
detail  noi6 zoi6 mei5   = inner beauty
detail  mei5 sik1 gaam3 laam5*2 kau4  mei3 shi4 gan3 lan3 qiu2 = American football
detail  waa4 jeoi6 mei5 gwok3 jan4   = [n] a Chinese-American, an ethnic Chinese person of American descent
detail  jap6 mei5 zik6   = [v] to become a naturalized American citizen
detail  wing4 mei5  rong2 mei3 = glorious
detail 祿  mei5 luk6   = Milo
detail  gam1 mei5  gan1 mei3 = sweet and refreshing
detail  mei5 gung1  mei3 gong1 = art designing; an art designer
detail  mei5 jung4 si1  mei3 rong2 shi1 = beautician; hairdresser; cosmetologist
detail  mei5 jin4  mei3 yan2 = put in a good word for sb
detail  mei5 zau1 si1  mei3 zhou1 shi1 = cougar; puma (lit., "American lion")
detail  zok3 mei5  zuo4 mei3 = (of weather, etc.) help; cooperate; make things easy for sb
detail  loeng5 cyun4 kei4 mei5  liang3 quan2 qi2 mei3 = to satisfy rival demands; to have one's cake and eat it
detail  mei5 gwok3 lei5 zi2   = a plum
detail  zung1 mei5 gou1   = Tridax procumbens (tridax)
detail  bak1 mei5 mou4 pei4 hoi2 si1   = Arctocephalus townsendi (southern fur seal)
detail  naam4 mei5 paau3 maau1   = Leopardus pardalis (ocelot)
detail  mei5 noeng4 zi2   = Premna integrifolia var. obtusifolia
detail  mei5 zau1 hoi2 ngau4   = Trichechus manatus (West Indian manatee)
detail  mei5 zau1 sik1 jik6   = Teiidae species (tegus; tegu lizards)
detail  mei5 mung6  mei3 meng4 = fond dream
detail  mei5 mung6 sing4 zan1  mei3 meng4 cheng2 zhen1 = fond dream comes true
detail  mei5 gam2   = aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense
detail  au1 mei5 gwok3 gaa1  ou1 mei3 guo2 jia1 = occident, western countries, western world
detail  mei5 zai3  mei3 zhi4 = American made
detail  mei5 sin6  mei3 shan4 = beautiful and good
detail  mei5 sik1  mei3 shi4 = American style
detail 西  mei5 sam1 sai1 beng2  mei3 xin1 xi1 bing3 = Maxim's bakery, Maxim's cakes
detail 滿  mei5 mun5  mei3 man3 = perfectly satisfactory
detail  mei5 miu6  mei3 miao4 = beautiful or marvelous (when describing a work of art)
detail  mei5 sik6  mei3 shi2 = fine food, delicacies, tasty food
detail  gaak3 lam4 mei5  ge2 lin2 mei3 = Grammy (USA music award)
detail  tin1 gung1 zou6 mei5  tian1 gong1 zuo4 mei3 = the weather is cooperating; good weather
detail  tin1 gung1 m4 zou6 mei5  tian1 gong1 wu2 zuo4 mei3 = the weather is not cooperating; bad weather
detail  mei5 zau2  mei3 jiu3 = fine wine
detail  mei5 naai5 zi1 zoeng3  mei3 nai3 zi1 jiang4 = mayonnaise
detail  mei5 lei6 ban1  mei3 li4 bin1 = an older Chinese name for the city of Melbourne,now called 墨爾本 in Chinese
detail  mei5 gwok3 ngoi6 gaau1 gwaan1 hai6 hip3 wui6*2  mei3 guo2 wai4 jiao1 guan1 xi4 xie2 hui4 = Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
detail  zeon3 mei5  jun4 mei3 = handsome; pretty; good-looking
detail  wong4 loeng4 mei5 mung6  huang2 liang2 mei3 meng4 = illusions of wealth and power
detail  mei5 bat1 sing3 sau1  mei3 bu4 sheng4 shou1 = nothing more beautiful can be imagined
detail  bak1 mei5 je5 ngau4  bei3 mei3 ye3 niu2 = bison
detail  gaai1 mei5  jia1 mei3 = beautiful; good and beautiful
detail  mei5 jyu6  mei3 yu4 = a good reputation
detail  mei5 maau6  mei3 mao4 = good-looking
detail  au1 mei5 sik1  ou1 mei3 shi4 = occident style, western style
detail  mei5 jan4 gai3  mei3 ren2 ji4 = honey trap
detail  aa3 mei5 nei4 aa3  ya4 mei3 ni2 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) = Armenia
detail 西  sing3 do1 mei5 wo4 pou2 lam4 sai1 bei2  sheng4 duo1 mei3 he2 pu3 lin2 xi1 bi3 = Sao Tome and Principe
detail  mei5 lei6 gin1 hap6 zung3 gwok3  mei3 li4 jian1 he2 zhong4 guo2 = United States of America
detail  mei5 lyun4 se5  mei3 lian2 she4 = Associated Press (AP)
detail  maai6 aa3 mei5  mai4 ya3 mei3 (Taiwan), mai4 ya4 mei3 (PRC) = Miami
detail  maai6 aa3 mei5   = Miami
detail  faan3 mei5 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1   = Pan American Airway
detail  nei4 aa3 mei5  ni2 ya4 mei3 = Niamey
detail  wai6 mei5  hui4 mei3 = [1] Wellmate (Instruments); [2] Given name Hui-mei
detail  mei5 gwok3 gwok3 wui4*2  mei3 guo2 guo2 hui4 = U.S. Congress
detail  mei5 gwok3 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1  mei3 guo2 hang2 kong1 gong1 si1 = American Airlines
detail  mei5 dung1 si4 gaan1*3  mei3 dong1 shi2 jian1 = USA Eastern Standard Time
detail  cou3 mei5  cuo4 mei3 = Cuomei (place in Tibet)
detail  cat1 mei5 hoeng1  qi1 mei3 xiang1 = Chimei (village in Taiwan)
detail  mei5 gwok3 daai6 luk6 hong4 hung1   = Continental Airlines
detail  mei5 gwok3 lyun4 hap6 hong4 hung1   = United Airlines
detail 西  mei5 gwok3 sai1 bak1 hong4 hung1   = Northwest Airlines Inc.
detail  mei5 lam4   = Merrill Lynch
detail  laai1 ding1 mei5 zau1   = Latin America
detail  mei5 lai6 waa4 zau2 dim3   = Miramar Hotel
detail  mei5 gou1 mui4 gung1 si1   = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
detail  mei5 gwok3 zik1 jip6 laam4 kau4 coi3   = National Basketball Association (NBA)
detail  mei5 gwok3 zik1 jip6 paang5 kau4 coi3   = Major League Baseball (MLB)
detail  mei5 gwok3 ngan4 hong4  mei3 guo2 yin2 xing2 = Bank of America
detail  mei5 gwok3 si1 faat3 bou6   = US Justice Department
detail  mei5 gwok3 taai3 hung1 zung2 cyu5   = NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
detail  mei5 gwok3 jau5 sin3 san1 man4 mong5  mei3 guo2 you3 xian4 xin1 wen2 wang3 = Cable Network News; CNN
detail  mei5 zau1 ngan4 hong4  mei3 zhou1 yin2 hang2 = Bank of America
detail  mei5 gwok3 zing3 hyun3 gaau1 jik6 so2  mei3 guo2 zheng4 quan4 jiao1 yi4 suo3 = American Stock Exchange
detail  mei5 jat6 on1 bou2 tiu4 joek3  mei3 ri4 an1 bao3 tiao2 yue1 = US-Japan security treaty
detail  mei5 gwok3 zi1 seon3 gaau1 wun6 biu1 zeon2 maa5  mei3 guo2 zi1 xun4 jiao1 huan4 biao1 zhun3 ma3 = ASCII, American Standard Code for Information Interchange
detail  mei5 lam4 zaap6 tyun4  mei3 lin2 ji2 tuan2 = Merrill Lynch
detail  mei5 gwok3 din6 waa6*2 din6 bou3 gung1 si1  mei3 guo2 dian4 hua4 dian4 bao4 gong1 si1 = AT&T
detail  mei5 kei4 ming4 jyut6  mei3 qi2 ming2 yue1 = to call it by the fine-sounding name of
detail  gwok3 mei5  guo2 mei3 = Guomei supermarket chain
detail  faan6 mei5 hong4 hung1  fan4 mei3 hang2 kong1 = Pan American World Airways
detail  faan6 mei5 zyu2 ji6  fan4 mei3 zhu3 yi4 = Pan-Americanism
detail  sou1 mei5 ji5  su1 mei3 er3 = Sumer, an early Mesopotamian civilization
detail  jyun4 mei5 zyu2 ji6 ze2  wan2 mei3 zhu3 yi4 zhe3 = perfectionist
detail  pei3 mei5  pi4 mei3 = rival; can contend with; measure up to
detail  mei5 fu1 san1 cyun1  mei3 fu2 xin1 cun1 = Mei Foo Sun Chuen, a private housing estate in Kowloon, Hong Kong
detail  mei5 gik6  mei3 ji2 = Maggi brand
detail  can4 mei5 ling4  chen2 mei3 ling2 = Agnes Chan
detail  muk6 zi2 mei5  mu4 zi5 mei3 = Mu Zimei, Chinese celebrity
detail  baak3 si4 mei5 si1 gwai3 bou2  bai3 shi2 mei3 shi1 gui4 bao3 = Bristol-Myers Squibb
detail  mei5 gwok3 gwong2 bo3 gung1 si1  mei3 guo2 guang3 bo1 gong1 si1 = ABC (American Broadcasting Corporation)
detail  wo4 mei5 zan3  he2 mei3 zhen4 = Homei (town in Taiwan)
detail  mei5 gwok3 dik6 si6 nei4 zung2 gung1 si1   = the Walt Disney Company
detail  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 laai1 ding1 mei5 zau1 ging1 zai3 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America
detail  mei5 gwok3 sam1 zong6 hip3 wui6*2   = American Heart Association
detail  mei5 gwok3 jam2 sik6 hip3 wui6*2   = American Dietetic Association
detail  mei5 fu1 sek6 jau4   = ExxonMobil (petrochemical company, formerly Standard Oil)
detail  fo1 hok6 mei5 gwok3 jan4  ke1 xue2 mei3 guo2 ren2 = Scientific American
detail  mei5 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 biu1 zeon2 hok6 wui6*2  mei3 guo2 guo2 jia1 biao1 zhun3 xue2 hui4 = American National Standards Institute
detail  mei5 gwok3 hong4 hung1  mei3 guo2 hang2 kong1 = American Airlines
detail  mei5 gwok3 lyun4 mang4  mei3 guo2 lian2 meng2 = American League
detail  mei5 gwok3 ngau5 zoeng6  mei3 guo2 ou3 xiang4 = American Idol (TV show)
detail 西  mei5 gwok3 sai1 naam4 hong4 hung1  mei3 guo2 xi1 nan2 hang2 kong1 = Southwest Airlines
detail  mei5 gwok3 zoi6 sin3  mei3 guo2 zai4 xian4 = America Online (AOL)
detail  naam4 mei5 zau1 zuk1 kau4 lyun4 mang4  nan2 mei3 zhou1 zu2 qiu2 lian2 meng2 = Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol
detail  naam4 mei5 zau1 zuk1 kau4 hip3 wui6*2  nan2 mei3 zhou1 zu2 qiu2 xie2 hui4 = Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol
detail  mei5 sik1 zuk1 kau4 sai3 gaai3 lyun4 mang4  mei3 shi4 zu2 qiu2 shi4 jie4 lian2 meng2 = World League of American Football
detail 貿  bak1 mei5 zi6 jau4 mau6 jik6 hip3 ji5  bei3 mei3 zi4 you2 mao4 yi4 xie2 yi4 = North American Free Trade Agreement
detail  mei5 gwok3 cyun4 tung2 gei1 gam1 wui6*2  mei3 guo2 chuan2 tong3 ji1 jin1 hui4 = Heritage Foundation
detail  mei5 gwok3 daai6 hok6 hip3 wui6*2  mei3 guo2 da4 xue2 xie2 hui4 = Association of American Universities
detail  mei5 gwok3 din6 jing2 hip3 wui6*2  mei3 guo2 dian4 ying3 xie2 hui4 = Motion Picture Association of America
detail  mei5 gwok3 gei1 haai6 gung1 cing4 si1 hok6 wui6*2  mei3 guo2 ji1 xie4 gong1 cheng2 shi1 xue2 hui4 = American Society of Mechanical Engineers
detail  mei5 gwok3 gai3 syun3 gei1 hip3 wui6*2  mei3 guo2 ji4 suan4 ji1 xie2 hui4 = Association for Computing Machinery
detail  mei5 gwok3 fo1 hok6 gaa1 lyun4 mang4  mei3 guo2 ke1 xue2 jia1 lian2 meng2 = Federation of American Scientists
detail  mei5 gwok3 sou3 hok6 hok6 wui6*2  mei3 guo2 shu4 xue2 xue2 hui4 = American Mathematical Society
detail  mei5 gwok3 zi6 jin4 lik6 si2 bok3 mat6 gun2  mei3 guo2 zi4 ran2 li4 shi3 bo2 wu4 guan3 = American Museum of Natural History
detail  mei5 gwok3 gwok3 wui4*2 tou4 syu1 gun2  mei3 guo2 guo2 hui4 tu2 shu1 guan3 = Library of Congress
detail  cin1 jip6 mei5 gaa1  qian1 ye4 mei3 jia1 = Mika Chiba
detail  gou1 sing3 mei5  gao1 sheng4 mei3 = Malas Kao
detail  heoi2 mei5 zing6  xu3 mei2 jing4 = Mavis Hee
detail  ho4 mei5 tin4  he2 mei3 tian2 = Ho Mei Tian
detail  kwong3 mei5 wan4  kuang4 mei3 yun2 = Cally Kwong
detail  lam4 mei5 zing1  lin2 mei3 zhen1 = Lin Mei Zhen
detail  lau4 mei5 gwan1  liu2 mei3 jun1 = Prudence Liew
detail  lei5 mei5 fung6  li3 mei3 feng4 = Elizabeth Lee
detail  lei5 mei5 kei4  li3 mei3 qi2 = Maggie Q
detail  lo4 mei5 mei4  luo2 mei3 wei1 = May Lo
detail  siu6 mei5 kei4  shao4 mei3 qi2 = Maggie Siu
detail  sung3 mei5 ling4  Song4 mei3 ling2 = Soong Mei-ling or Song Meiling (1898-2003), Chiang Kai-shek's wife (subsequently widow)
detail 貿  bak1 mei5 zi6 jau4 mau6 jik6 hip3 ding6  bei3 mei3 zi4 you2 mao4 yi4 xie2 ding4 = North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
detail  lou6 bei2 mei5 gwok3 caan1 teng1   = Ruby Tuesday (an American restaurant chain)
detail  bo1 mei5 laai1 nei4 aa3   = Pomerania

Showing all 6 examples containing 美
detail audio 來自美國
I'm from the United States.
detail 燭光美麗
You look beautiful in the candlelight!
detail 讀書決定美國法國
Have you decided to go to America or France to study?
detail 九大簋加上美女真係錦上添花
Having this feast with such beauties is indeed beyond perfection.
detail 有啲審美觀念
Some people do have a very bad sense of aesthetics.
detail 哈薩克斯坦唔係美國人
Borat is from Kazakhstan; he is not an American.

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