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jia

jia

See also: jiá, jià, jiā, jiä, jiǎ, and ji'a

Japanese

Romanization

jia

  1. rōmaji reading of じあ

Mandarin

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