jia

Mandarin

Romanization

jia (form of jia0 or jia5)

1. See 佳

Romanization

jia

1. Nonstandard spelling of jiā.
2. Nonstandard spelling of jiá.
3. Nonstandard spelling of jiǎ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of jià.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.