Chinese Word Entry

美德
Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄉㄜˊ
Mandarin (Pinyin): Měi Dé
Cantonese (Jyutping): ['mei5 dak1']
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Chinese characters used in this word

beauty, beautiful, pretty, pleasing
Readings
Mandarin: ㄇㄟˇ (měi)
Cantonese: mei5
Japanese: ビ (bi)、 ミ (mi) / うつく.しい (utsukushii)、 よい (yoi)、 ほめる (homeru)
Korean: 미 (mi)
Vietnamese: mỹ, mỉ

ethics, morality, virtue
Readings
Mandarin: ㄉㄜˊ (dé)
Cantonese: dak1
Japanese: トク (toku) / おしえ (oshie)
Korean: 덕 (deog)
Vietnamese: đức
Variants
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