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
Eastern Min (BUC): Ā-ciŭ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): A-chiu

(Teochew, Peng'im): a¹ ziu¹
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): 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 Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Á-chû
  - Hakka Romanization System: a` zu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: a³ zu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /a³¹ t͡su²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Ā-ciŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
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
- (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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