美談 in Chinese

IPA: /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰän³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mei̯¹³ tʰaːm²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tam²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tam²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tam¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tam²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tam²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰän³⁵/, /mei̯¹³ tʰaːm²¹/, /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tam²⁴/, /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tam²⁴/, /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tam¹³/, /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tam²⁴/, /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tam²³/ Chinese transliterations: měitán [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄟˇ ㄊㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mei⁵ taam⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bí-tâm, měitán [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], měitán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], mei³-tʻan² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], měi-tán [Mandarin, Yale], meeitarn [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], мэйтань [Mandarin, Palladius], mɛjtanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], méih tàahm [Cantonese, Yale], mei⁵ taam⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], méi⁵ tam⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], bí-tâm [Hokkien, POJ], bí-tâm [Hokkien, Tai-lo], by'daam [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 美谈 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 美談

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      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄟˇ ㄊㄢˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "měitán"
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      "zh-pron": "měitán"
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      "zh-pron": "мэйтань"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "mɛjtanʹ"
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      "zh-pron": "mei⁵ taam⁴"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "méi⁵ tam⁴"
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      "ipa": "/mei̯¹³ tʰaːm²¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "by'daam"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
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        "Quanzhou"
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      "ipa": "/mei̯¹³ tʰaːm²¹/"
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      "ipa": "/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tam²³/"
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  "word": "美談"
}

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      "zh-pron": "mei⁵ taam⁴"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "méi⁵ tam⁴"
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        "Tai-lo"
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      "zh-pron": "bí-tâm"
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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      "zh-pron": "by'daam"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
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      "ipa": "/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tam²³/"
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  "word": "美談"
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"美談" meaning in Chinese

Noun