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

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• 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

1. 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)

See also

Seven Continents in Mandarin · 七大洲 (layout · text)
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Mandarin	北美洲 (Běiměizhōu)	南美洲 (Nánměizhōu)	南極洲 / 南极洲 (Nánjízhōu)	非洲 (Fēizhōu)	歐洲 / 欧洲 (Ōuzhōu)	亞洲 / 亚洲 (Yàzhōu)	大洋洲 (Dàyángzhōu)
English	North America	South America	Antarctica	Africa	Europe	Asia	Oceania

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)

1. hanja form^? of 아주 (“Asia”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
亞	洲

Proper noun

亞洲

1. chữ Hán form of Á châu (“Asia”).