Mandarin

Romanization

qia

1. Nonstandard spelling of qiā.
2. Nonstandard spelling of qiá.
3. Nonstandard spelling of qiǎ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of qià.

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.