亞太

See also: 亚太

Chinese

		second; inferior; Asia	short for 太平洋 (Tàipíngyáng) (Pacific Ocean)
trad. (亞太)		亞	太
simp. (亚太)		亚	太

Etymology

Short for 亞洲／亚洲 (Yàzhōu) + 太平洋 (Tàipíngyáng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yà-Tài, Yǎ-Tài

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄞˋ, ㄧㄚˇ ㄊㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ taai³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Â-thai
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): A-thài

  (Teochew, Peng'im): a¹ tai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yà-Tài
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yàtài
    • Wade–Giles: ya⁴-tʻai⁴
    • Yale: yà-tài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yahtay
    • Palladius: ятай (jataj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yǎ-Tài
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄊㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎtài
    • Wade–Giles: ya³-tʻai⁴
    • Yale: yǎ-tài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeatay
    • Palladius: ятай (jataj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ taai³
    • Yale: a taai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ taai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ tai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ tʰaːi̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Â-thai
    • Hakka Romanization System: a´ tai
    • Hagfa Pinyim: a¹ tai⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /a²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰai̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-thài
    • Tâi-lô: A-thài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: a'taix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² tʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ tʰai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² tʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: a¹ tai³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a thài
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³⁻²³ tʰai²¹³/

Adjective

亞太

1. (attributive) Asia-Pacific

   亞太地區／亚太地区  ―  Yà-Tài dìqū  ―  Asia-Pacific region

Derived terms

• 亞太經濟合作會議／亚太经济合作会议 (Yà-Tài jīngjì hézuò huìyì)