美麗風景線

美麗風景線

Chinese

		beautiful; beauty	a strip of scenic beauty; scenic line
trad. (美麗風景線/美麗風景綫)		美麗	風景線/風景綫
simp. (美丽风景线)		美丽	风景线
alternative forms		美麗的風景線／美丽的风景线 一道美麗的風景線／一道美丽的风景线
Literally: “a beautiful sight”.

Etymology

“A beautiful sight to behold” were the initial words used by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to describe the 2019 Hong Kong protests. The recycling of this phrase in antiphrasis hints at the perceived double standards by the United States Government.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): měilì fēngjǐngxiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: měilì fēngjǐngxiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: měilì fongjǐngsiàn
    • Wade–Giles: mei³-li⁴ fêng¹-ching³-hsien⁴
    • Yale: měi-lì fēng-jǐng-syàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeilih fengjiingshiann
    • Palladius: мэйли фэнцзинсянь (mɛjli fɛnczinsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ li⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjɛn⁵¹/

Noun

美麗風景線

1. (neologism, slang, sarcastic) chaotic and farcical political scenes in the United States around 2020–2021