n. (Hira=び) beauty, prettiness, handsomeness

(Trad=美, Pinyin=mei3) U.S.

adj. (Trad=美, Pinyin=mei3) beautiful, pretty, good

(Simp=美, Pinyin=mei3) U.S.

adj. (Simp=美, Pinyin=mei3) beautiful, pretty, good

[未] (1) the Sign of the Sheep [Goat]
(2) the Direction of the Sheep (south-west-by-south)
(3) the Watch of the Sheep (the period between 1 and 3 p.m.)

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[美] beauty; the beautiful; charm; grace

su1 zhou1 mei3 ren2
Beautiful women come from Suzhou.
(No further explanation)

huang2 liang2 mei3 meng4
A golden mellet dream.
A beautiful dream that lasts no longer than the time it takes to cook a pot of millet. A wish that never can be realized. A pipe dream. Compare with 南柯一梦 (nan2 ke1 yi2 meng4).