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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Asia (abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Ya4 xi4 ya4 Zhou1])
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、專名
    地球​七大洲​之一​,​係​面積​最大​、​人口​最​多​嘅​一​個​洲
    Asia
    • 亞洲有好多個國家,中國係其中一個。
      亚洲有好多个国家,中国系其中一个。
      aa3 zau1 jau5 hou2 do1 go3 gwok3 gaa1, zung1 gwok3 hai6 kei4 zung1 jat1 go3.
      There are many countries in Asia. China is one of them.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. name
    Asia
    (syn.) 亞細亞, 亚细亚
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我对亚洲的历史很感兴趣。
    我對亞洲的歷史很感興趣。
    wǒ duì yà zhōu de lì shǐ hěn gǎn xìng qù 。
    • I am interested in Asian history.
    • I'm interested in Asian history.
  2. Mandarin
    欧洲的人口比亚洲少。
    歐洲的人口比亞洲少。
    ōu zhōu de rén kǒu bǐ yà zhōu shǎo 。
    • Europe has a smaller population than Asia.
  3. Mandarin
    中国是亚洲最大的国家。
    中國是亞洲最大的國家。
    zhōng guó shì yà zhōu zuì dà de guó jiā 。
    • China is the largest country in Asia.
    • China is the biggest country in Asia.
  4. Mandarin
    在亚洲文化里,习惯在进一个房子或一座寺庙前先脱鞋子。
    在亞洲文化裏,習慣在進一個房子或一座寺廟前先脱鞋子。
    zài yà zhōu wén huà lǐ , xí guàn zài jìn yí gè fáng zi huò yī zuò sì miào qián xiān tuō xié zi 。
    • In Asian culture it's customary to take one's shoes off before entering a house or temple.
  5. Mandarin
    许多亚洲人以英语作为共用的语言。
    許多亞洲人以英語作為共用的語言。
    xǔ duō yà zhōu rén yǐ yīng yǔ zuò wéi gòng yòng de yǔ yán 。
    • Many Asians have English as a common language.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    中国系亚洲最大嘅国家。
    中國係亞洲最大嘅國家。
    zung1 gwok3 hai6 aa3 zau1 zeoi3 daai6 ge3 gwok3 gaa1 。
    • China is the largest country in Asia.
    • China is the biggest country in Asia.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    班萝卜头二次大战𠮶时侵略过好多亚洲国家。
    班蘿蔔頭二次大戰嗰時侵略過好多亞洲國家。
    baan1 lo4 baak6 tau4 ji6 ci3 daai6 zin3 go2 si4 cam1 loek6 gwo3 hou2 do1 aa3 zau1 gwok3 gaa1.
    • Those (Japanese) turnip heads invaded many Asian countries during WWII.
  2. Cantonese
    亚洲创意之都
    亞洲創意之都
    aa3 zau1 cong3 ji3 zi1 dou1
    • Asia's creative capital
  3. Cantonese
    香港、台湾、韩国同新加坡被称为亚洲四小龙。
    香港、台灣、韓國同新加坡被稱為亞洲四小龍。
    hoeng1 gong2, toi4 waan1, hon4 gwok3 tung4 san1 gaa3 bo1 bei6 cing1 wai4 aa3 zau1 sei3 siu2 lung4
    • Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Singapore are called the "Four Asian Dragons".
  4. Cantonese
    唉,点解亚洲有咁多社畜?
    唉,點解亞洲有咁多社畜?
    aai2, dim2 gaai2 aa3 zau1 jau5 gam3 do1 se5 cuk1?
    • Sigh, why there're so many wage slaves in Asia?
  5. Cantonese
    队乐队而家喺亚洲巡回演唱。
    隊樂隊而家喺亞洲巡迴演唱。
    deoi6 ngok6 deoi2 ji4 gaa1 hai2 aa3 zau1 ceon4 wui4 jin2 coeng3.
    • The band is currently on tour in Asia.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    亚洲
    亞洲
    yà zhōu
    • Asia
  2. Mandarin
    曾经沧海难为水亚洲首富李兆基徘徊于房地产陷阱
    曾經滄海難為水亞洲首富李兆基徘徊於房地產陷阱
    céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wèi shuǐ yà zhōu shǒu fù lǐ zhào jī pái huái yú fáng dì chǎn xiàn jǐng
    • Been there, done that ... Asia's richest man, Li Zhaoji, avoids being sucked into the real estate
  3. Mandarin
    在苹果专卖店前排队等待的绝大部分顾客都是亚洲面孔,相比于往年热切期盼新机的年轻果粉,这次在镜头中出现了不少大叔大妈。
    在蘋果專賣店前排隊等待的絕大部分顧客都是亞洲面孔,相比於往年熱切期盼新機的年輕果粉,這次在鏡頭中出現了不少大叔大媽。
    zài píng guǒ zhuān mài diàn qián pái duì děng dài de jué dà bù fèn gù kè dōu shì yà zhōu miàn kǒng , xiàng bǐ yú wǎng nián rè qiè qī pàn xīn jī de nián qīng guǒ fěn , zhè cì zài jìng tóu zhōng chū xiàn le bù shǎo dà shū dà mā .
    • Most of the customers queuing in front of the Apple store are of Asian appearance. In contrast to the young Apple fans who lined up expecting the new phone in the past years, this time the camera captures many uncles and aunties (in the queue).
  4. Mandarin
    亚洲印度共产党 吧城支部委员办事处
    亞洲印度共產黨 吧城支部委員辦事處
    yà zhōu yìn dù gòng chǎn dǎng , bā chéng zhī bù wěi yuán bàn shì chù
    • Communist Party of Indonesia, Batavia Commissariat
  5. Mandarin
    十九年来,美国政府在亚洲、非洲和拉丁美洲的一些国家,策划了多次反革命军事政变,甚至对于它自己扶植起来的走狗,例如吴庭艳之流,只要一旦不再合乎它的心意,马上卸磨杀驴,也采取暴力手段除掉。
    十九年來,美國政府在亞洲、非洲和拉丁美洲的一些國家,策劃了多次反革命軍事政變,甚至對於它自己扶植起來的走狗,例如吳庭豔之流,只要一旦不再合乎它的心意,馬上卸磨殺驢,也採取暴力手段除掉。
    shí jiǔ nián lái , měi guó zhèng fǔ zài yà zhōu , fēi zhōu hé lā dīng měi zhōu de yī xiē guó jiā , cè huà le duō cì fǎn gé mìng jūn shì zhèng biàn , shèn zhì duì yú tā zì jǐ fú zhí qǐ lai de zǒu gǒu , lì rú wú tíng yàn zhī liú , zhǐ yào yī dàn bù zài hé hū tā de xīn yì , mǎ shàng xiè mó shā lǘ , yě cǎi qǔ bào lì shǒu duàn chú diào .
    • During these nineteen years, the U.S. Government has engineered numerous counter-revolutionary military coups d'état in a number of countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. It has even used violence to remove puppets of its own fostering, such as Ngo Dinh Diem, once they have ceased to suit its purposes—“kill the donkey as soon as you take it from the mill-stone”, as the saying goes.