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See also: 亚洲

		Asia; Asian; second Asia; Asian; second; next to; inferior	continent; island
trad. (亞洲)		亞	洲
simp. (亚洲)		亚	洲

亞洲

From 亞／亚 (yà, “abbreviation of 亞細亞／亚细亚 (yàxìyà)”) + 洲 (zhōu, “continent”)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: Yàzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yahjou
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯a̠⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: Yǎzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄓㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeajou
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯a̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ zau¹
  - Yale: a jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ dzau¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɑː³³ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Â-chû
  - Hakka Romanization System: a´ zu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: a¹ zu¹
  - IPA: /a²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Ā-ciŭ
  - IPA ^(key): /a³³⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: A-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: aciw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ t͡ɕiu³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: hhia tseu (T3)
  - IPA ^(key): /ɦiᴀ²² t͡sɜ⁴⁴/