興亞

Chinese

		to rejuvenate	Asia
trad. (興亞)		興	亞
simp. (兴亚)		兴	亚

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīngyà, xīngyǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥㄧㄚˋ, ㄒㄧㄥㄧㄚˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīngyà
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥㄧㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: singyà
  - Wade–Giles: hsing¹-ya⁴
  - Yale: syīng-yà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingyah
  - Palladius: синъя (sinʺja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ jä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīngyǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥㄧㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: singyǎ
  - Wade–Giles: hsing¹-ya³
  - Yale: syīng-yǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingyea
  - Palladius: синъя (sinʺja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

興亞

(historical) to rejuvenate Asia

Usage notes

Used in the period before and during World War II. Often used as propaganda of the Empire of Japan and its puppet states during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
興	亞
こう Grade: 5	あ Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 興亞 – see the following entry.

【興亜こうあ】

[noun] (historical) development of Asia: the strengthening of an alliance of countries in Asia. Usually used in the period before and during World War II.

(This term, 興亞, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)