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美帝

Mandarin · pinyin Měi dì

(in early CCP propaganda) United States (as an imperialist nation)
(in more recent times) a neutral, colloquial term for the United States

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美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
帝: dì · supreme ruler, emperor; god

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noun

(often derogatory, informal) American imperialism; American imperialist

name

(colloquial, slang, often derogatory) United States of America (US)

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