亞洲

See also: 亜洲, 亜州, 亚洲, and 洲亞

Chinese

		Asia (亞細亞／亚细亚 (Yàxìyà))	continent; island
trad. (亞洲)		亞	洲
simp. (亚洲)		亚	洲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yàzhōu, Yǎzhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄡ, ㄧㄚˇ ㄓㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ zau¹
Gan (Wiktionary): 'nga³ ziiu¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Á-chû

(Hailu, HRS): a^ˊ zhiu^ˋ
Eastern Min (BUC): Ā-ciŭ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): a⁴ ziu¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): A-chiu

(Teochew, Peng'im): a¹ ziu¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ia-tseu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yàzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yàjhou
  - Wade–Giles: ya⁴-chou¹
  - Yale: yà-jōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yahjou
  - Palladius: ячжоу (jačžou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yǎzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄓㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎjhou
  - Wade–Giles: ya³-chou¹
  - Yale: yǎ-jōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeajou
  - Palladius: ячжоу (jačžou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ zau¹
  - Yale: a jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ dzau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ zeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'nga³ ziiu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈŋa²¹³⁻¹³ t͡sɨu⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Á-chû
  - Hakka Romanization System: a^ˋ zu^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: a³ zu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /a³¹ t͡su²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: a^ˊ zhiu^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /a²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃiu⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Ā-ciŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: a⁴ ziu¹ [Phonetic: a¹ liu¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: A̍-ciu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)liu⁵³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: A-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: aciw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ t͡siu³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: a¹ ziu¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a tsiu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³⁻²³ t͡siu³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹ia-tseu
  - MiniDict: ia^平 tseu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ia-tseu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ia⁵⁵ t͡sɤ²¹/

Proper noun

亞洲

Asia

Synonyms

(dated) 亞細亞／亚细亚 (Yàxìyà)
(formal, literary) 亞細亞洲／亚细亚洲 (Yàxìyà Zhōu)

Derived terms

亞洲人 / 亚洲人 (yàzhōurén)
亞洲四小龍 / 亚洲四小龙 (Yàzhōu Sì Xiǎolóng)
亞洲狗獾 / 亚洲狗獾
亞洲胡狼 / 亚洲胡狼 (Yàzhōu húláng)
亞洲象 / 亚洲象 (yàzhōuxiàng)
亞洲運動會 / 亚洲运动会 (Yàzhōu Yùndònghuì)
亞超 / 亚超 (yàchāo)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (亞洲):

→ Japanese: 亜州(あしゅう) (ashū)
→ Korean: 아주(亞洲) (aju)
→ Vietnamese: Á châu (亞洲)

Others:

→ Vietnamese: châu Á (calque)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
亞	洲
あ Jinmeiyō	しゅう Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 亞洲 – see the following entry.

【亜州あしゅう】

[proper noun] Asia

Alternative spelling
亜洲

(This term, 亞洲, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (亜洲) of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
亞	洲

Proper noun

亞洲 • (Aju) (hangeul 아주)

hanja form^? of 아주 (“Asia”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
亞	洲

Proper noun

亞洲

chữ Hán form of Á châu (“Asia”).

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