亞 (aa3) — second; inferior in Cantonese
aa˗₃亞简 亚
Mandarin Pinyin: ya4
Meaning of 亞
nounsecond; inferior
nounAsia
Example Sentences with 亞
haiˊ²喺maaˏ₅馬loiˎ₄來saiˉ¹西aa˗₃亞，meiˍ₆未munˏ₅滿17sapˍ₆歲catˉ¹嘅seoi˗₃人ge˗₃唔janˎ₄准mˎ₄揸zeonˊ²車。
In Malaysia, those who have not reached the age of 17 cannot (legally) drive.
個仔成日去賭錢，做亞媽嘅都好激氣
As a mother, she is very upset with her son gambling.
亞雄成晚喺度捵床捵蓆，隻手紮到豬蹄噉，佢重喺度考慮好唔好請假
Ah Hung spent the whole night tossing and turning on his bed, clenching his fist like pig's trotters; he is still considering if he should apply for leave from work.
亞蓮隔籬周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾。
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.
Words Containing 亞
亞太經合組織aa3 taai3 ging1 hap6 zou2 zik1
APEC
偷窺亞伯tau1 kwai1 aa3 baak6
peeping old man
亞綱aa3 gong1
subclass (taxonomy)
澳大利亞的ou3 daai6 lei6 aa3 dik1
Australian
莎士比亞saa1 si6 bei2 aa3
(William) Shakespeare
亞米巴aa3 mei5 baa1
amoeba
澳大利亞人ou3 daai6 lei6 aa3 jan4
Australian (person)
中亞zung1 aa3
Central Asia
馬來西亞華人maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 waa4 jan4
Chinese Malaysian person
嘉特利亞蘭gaa1 dak6 lei6 aa3 laan4
cattleya (commonly grown orchid plant)
馬來西亞人maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 jan4
a Malaysian person
亞洲基礎設施投資銀行aa3 zau1 gei1 co2 cit3 si1 tau4 zi1 ngan4 hong4
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
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