亞細亞
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phonetic | ||||
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trad. (亞細亞) | 亞 | 細 | 亞 | |
simp. (亚细亚) | 亚 | 细 | 亚 | |
alternative forms | 亞西亞/亚西亚 |
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin Asia, which is from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía); first attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602] by Matteo Ricci.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
亞細亞
- (dated) Asia (continent)
- 因其地居三大州之中,凡亞細亞、歐邏巴、利未亞之富商大賈多聚此地。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1623, Giulio Aleni, 職方外紀
- Yīn qí dì jū sān dà zhōu zhī zhōng, fán Yàxìyà, Ōuluóbā, Lìwèiyà zhī fùshāng dàgǔ duō jù cǐ dì. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
因其地居三大州之中,凡亚细亚、欧逻巴、利未亚之富商大贾多聚此地。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (historical) Asia (Roman province)
- 這樣有兩年之久,叫一切住在亞細亞的,無論是猶太人,是希臘人,都聽見主的道。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 使徒行傳 (Acts) 19:10
- Zhèyàng yǒu liǎng nián zhī jiǔ, jiào yīqiè zhù zài Yàxìyà de, wúlùn shì yóutàirén, shì xīlàrén, dōu tīngjiàn Zhǔ de dào. [Pinyin]
- And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
这样有两年之久,叫一切住在亚细亚的,无论是犹太人,是希腊人,都听见主的道。 [MSC, simp.]
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Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | ||
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亞 | 細 | 亞 |
あ Jinmeiyō (ateji) |
じ Grade: 2 (ateji) |
あ Jinmeiyō (ateji) |
kan’on | irregular | kan’on |
For pronunciation and definitions of 亞細亞 – see the following entry. | ||||
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(This term, 亞細亞, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | ||
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亞 | 細 | 亞 |
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chữ Hán Nôm in this term | ||
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亞 | 細 | 亞 |
Noun[edit]
亞細亞
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