| 美式咖啡 |
Měi shì kā fēi |
caffè americano |
| 美 |
Měi |
(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美国) |
| 美 |
měi |
beautiful / very satisfactory; good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself |
| 美式 |
Měi shì |
American-style |
| 式 |
shì |
type / form / pattern / style |
| 咖 |
gā |
used in 咖喱 |
| 咖 |
kā |
(bound form) coffee; café (abbr. for 咖啡) / (Tw) (bound form) type of person (esp. in entertainment contexts) (loanword from "cast") (as in 大咖 and 怪咖) |
| 咖啡 |
kā fēi |
(loanword) coffee / CL:杯 |
| 啡 |
fēi |
(used in loanwords for its phonetic value) |