Definition
亚细亚是“Asia”的历史音译，源自希腊语，通过明清时期传教士传入中国。现代汉语中“亚洲”是更常用的说法，但“亚细亚”仍出现在历史地理名称、公司名或文学语境中（如“亚细亚银行”），带有一种古朴或正式的色彩。作为专有名词，它在拼音中三个音节分写：Yà xì yà。
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(proper noun) Asia (historical loanword)
Examples
- 亚细亚。Yà xì yà shì dìqiú shang zuì dà de zhōu.Asia is the largest continent on Earth.
- 亚细亚。Yà xì yà zhège míngzi zuì zǎo tōngguò chuánjiàoshì jìnrù Zhōngguó.The name 'Asia' first entered China through missionaries.
- “亚细亚”，。Nà jiā lǎo shāngdiàn de míngzi jiù jiào “Yà xì yà”, tīngqǐlai hěn yǒu lìshǐ gǎn.That old store is named 'Asia', which sounds very historical.
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