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西亞

西亞

See also: 西亚

Chinese

		west	Asia; Asian; second Asia; Asian; second; next to; inferior
trad. (西亞)		西	亞
simp. (西亚)		西	亚

Proper noun

西亞

Western Asia

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Xīyà, Xīyǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄧㄚˋ, ㄒㄧㄧㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ aa³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: Xīyà
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄧㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiyah
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ i̯a̠⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: Xīyǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄧㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiyea
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ i̯a̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ aa³
  - Yale: sāi a
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ aa³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ ɑː³³/