# 亞洲
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Yàzhōu, Yǎzhōu
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄡ, ㄧㄚˇ ㄓㄡ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): aa$^3$ zau$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): 'nga$^3$ ziiu$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): Á-chû
    (Hailu, HRS): a$^ˊ$ zhiu$^ˋ$
* Eastern Min (BUC): Ā-ciŭ
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): a$^4$ ziu$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): A-chiu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): a$^1$ ziu$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$ia-tseu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Yàzhōu
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yàjhou
*** Wade–Giles: ya$^4$-chou$^1$
*** Yale: yà-jōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yahjou
*** Palladius: ячжоу (jačžou)
*** Sinological IPA : /jä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, common variant)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Yǎzhōu
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄓㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yǎjhou
*** Wade–Giles: ya$^3$-chou$^1$
*** Yale: yǎ-jōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeajou
*** Palladius: ячжоу (jačžou)
*** Sinological IPA : /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aa$^3$ zau$^1$
*** Yale: a jāu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aa$^3$ dzau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: a$^3$ zeo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /aː³³ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: 'nga$^3$ ziiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ˈŋa²¹³⁻¹³ t͡sɨu⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Á-chû
*** Hakka Romanization System: a$^ˋ$ zu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: a$^3$ zu$^1$
*** 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 : /a³³⁻²¹ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒieu⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: a$^4$ ziu$^1$ [Phonetic: a$^1$ liu$^1$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: A̍-ciu
*** Sinological IPA : /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: a$^1$ ziu$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a tsiu
*** Sinological IPA : /a³³⁻²³ t͡siu³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$ia-tseu
*** MiniDict: ia$^平$ tseu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$ia-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

* → 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) :
| Icons | | | | | | | |
| 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)
* 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”).