xia

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See also: xiá, xià, Xiá, xiā, xỉa, xiǎ, and xi'a

Gun[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

xíá (Benin)

  1. to read
  2. to show

Mandarin[edit]

Romanization[edit]

xia

  1. Nonstandard spelling of xiā.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of xiá.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of xiǎ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of xià.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.