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亚洲 Yà zhōu Asia / abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Ya4 xi4 ya4 Zhou1]
亚细亚 Yà xì yà Asia
亚细亚洲 Yà xì yà Zhōu Asia / abbr. to 亞洲|亚洲[Ya4 zhou1]
东南亚 Dōng nán yà Southeast Asia
东亚 Dōng yà East Asia
西亚 Xī Yà Southwest Asia
大中华 Dà Zhōng huá Greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
南洋 Nán yáng Southeast Asia / South seas
南亚 nán Yà southern Asia
中亚 Zhōng Yà Central Asia
欧亚 Oū Yà Europe and Asia / Eurasia
大乘 Dà shèng Mahayana, the Great Vehicle / Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond / also pr. [Da4 cheng2]
东北亚 Dōng běi Yà Northeast Asia
瑶族 Yáo zú Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia
妈祖 Mā zǔ Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
大夏 dà Xià Han Chinese name for an ancient Central Asia country
南诏 Nán zhào Nanzhao kingdom 738-937 in southwest China and southeast Asia
澜沧江 Lán cāng Jiāng Lancang River of Qinghai and Yunnan, the upper reaches of Mekong River 湄公河[Mei2 gong1 He2] of Southeast Asia
北亚 Běi Yà North Asia
佤族 Wǎ zú Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia
阿尔泰 A1 ěr tài Altai republic in Russian central Asia, capital Gorno-Altaysk
乌拉尔 Wū lā ěr the Ural mountains in Russia, dividing Europe from Asia
月氏 Yuè zhī ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty
坎儿井 kǎn r jǐng karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East)
蒙巴顿 Méng bā dùn Mountbatten (name, Anglicization of German Battenberg) / Lord Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979), British commander in Southeast Asia during WWII, presided over the partition of India in 1947, murdered by the IRA.
佤 wǎ Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia
蕹 wèng water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia / Taiwan pr. [yong1]
乌孙国 Wū sūn guó Wusun kingdom of central Asia (c. 300 BC-300 AD)
安纳托利亚 An1 nà tuō lì yà Anatolia / Asia Minor
小亚细亚 Xiǎo yà xì yà Asia Minor / Anatolia
东南亚国 Dōng nán yà guó Southeast Asia
西南亚 xī nán yà southwest Asia
席卷亚洲 xí juǎn yà zhōu to sweep through Asia
阿拉伯国家联盟 A1 lā bó Guó jiā Lián méng Arab League, regional organization of Arab states in Southwest Asia, and North and Northeast Africa, officially called the League of Arab States
博鳌亚洲论坛 Bó áo Yà zhōu Lùn tán Bo'ao Forum for Asia (since 2001)
东亚银行 Dōng yà Yín háng Bank of East Asia
伊犁河 Yī lí Hé Ili River in central Asia
越国 Yuè guó Yue state / generic term for states in south China or southeast Asia at different historical periods
自由亚洲电台 Zì yóu Yà zhōu Diàn tái Radio Free Asia
中亚细亚 Zhōng Yà xì yà Central Asia
亚太区 Yà Tài qū Asian area / the Far East / Asia Pacific region
亚欧大陸桥 yà ōu dà lù qiáo New Asia-Europe Land Bridge / rail line from China through Central Asia to Europe
亚欧大陆腹地 Yà ōu dà lù fù dì Eurasian hinterland (i.e. Central Asia including Xinjiang)
佧佤族 Kǎ wǎ zú Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia
汇业财经集团 Huì yè Cái jīng Jí tuán Delta Asia Financial Group (Macau)
汇业银行 Huì yè Yín háng Banco Delta Asia S.A.R.L., Macau
吐火罗人 Tǔ huǒ luó rén Tokharian people of central Asia
喀拉汗国 Kā lā Hán guó Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century
喀拉汗王朝 Kā lā hán Wáng cháo Karakhan dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century
大中华区 dà Zhōng huá qū greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
大宛 Dà Yuān ancient state of central Asia
大月氏 Dà yuè zhī the Greater Yuezhi, a branch of the Yuezhi 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] people of central Asia during the Han dynasty
大东亚共荣圈 Dà Dōng yà Gòng róng quān Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, Japanese wartime slogan for their short-lived Pacific Empire, first enunciated by Prime Minister Prince KONOE Fumimaro 近衛文麿|近卫文麿 / in 1938
普氏小羚羊 Pǔ shì xiǎo líng yáng Przevalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii) of Central Asia
普氏野马 Pǔ shì yě mǎ Przevalski horse (Equus przewalskii) wild horse of Central Asia first identified in 1881 by Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski 普爾熱瓦爾斯基|普尔热瓦尔斯基
月支 Yuè zhī the Yuezhi, an ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty (also written 月氏[Yue4 zhi1])
月氏人 Yuè zhī rén Tokharian Indo-European people of central Asia / same as 吐火羅人|吐火罗人
极东 Jí dōng the Far East / East Asia
水蕹菜 shuǐ wèng cài water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia
泰东 Tài dōng the Far East / East Asia
乌拉尔山 Wū lā ěr shān the Ural mountains in Russia, dividing Europe from Asia
疏勒国 Shū lè guó Shule, oasis state in central Asia (near modern Kashgar) at different historical periods
白山宗 Bái shān zōng Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia
白山派 Bái shān pài Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia
耶律大石 Yē lu:4 Dà shí Yollig Taxin or Yelü / Dashi (1087-1143), Chinese-educated Khitan leader, founder of Western Liao 西遼|西辽 / in Central Asia
茶马互市 Chá mǎ hù shì old tea-horse market between Tibet, China, Southeast Asia and India, formalized as a state enterprise under the Song dynasty
茶马古道 Chá mǎ gǔ dào old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond
西域记 Xī yù jì Report of the regions west of Great Tang / travel record of Xuan Zang 玄奘 / on his travels to Central Asia and India
西辽 Xī Liáo Western Liao, Khitan kingdom of central Asia 1132-1218
阿佤 A1 wǎ Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia
阿姆河 A1 mǔ Hé Amu Darya, the biggest river of Central Asia, from Pamir to Aral sea, forming the boundary between Afghanistan and Tajikistan then flowing through Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan / formerly called Oxus by Greek and Western writers, and Gihon by medieval Islamic writers
黑汗王朝 Hēi hán Wáng cháo Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century
喇沙 lǎ shā laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
扶南 fú nán Funan, ancient state in Southeast Asia (1st - 6th century)
越南民主共和国 yuè nán mín zhǔ gòng hé guó Democratic Republic of Vietnam (aka North Vietnam), a country in Southeast Asia 1945-1976
高仙芝 gāo xiān zhī Gao Xianzhi or Go Seonji (c. 702-756), Tang dynasty general of Goguryeo 高句麗|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2] extraction, active in Central Asia
叻沙 lè shā laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
亚非拉 Yà Fēi Lā Asia, Africa and Latin America
亚洲相互协作与建立信任措施会议  Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia
亚洲最低成本温室气体排放计划  Least-Cost Greenhouse Gas Emission Plan in Asia
亚洲和太平洋区域办事处  Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
东亚展望小组 dōng yà zhǎn wàng xiǎo zǔ East Asia Vision Group
亚洲和中东司  Asia and Middle East Division
东亚气候伙伴关系 dōng yà qì hòu huǒ bàn guān xì East Asia Climate Partnership
亚太区域机构间委员会  Regional Inter-Agency Committee for Asia and the Pacific
亚洲科 yà zhōu kē Asia Section
亚洲及太平洋发展交通运输区域行动方桉  Regional Action Programme for Transport Development in Asia and the Pacific
亚洲及太平洋林学研究支助方案 yà zhōu jí tài píng yáng lín xué yán jiū zhī zhù fāng àn Forestry Research Support Programme for Asia and the Pacific
南亚人权文件中心  South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre
亚太区域大地测量项目  Asia Pacific Regional Geodetic Project
亚洲及太平洋发展信息网  Asia and Pacific Development Informatics Network
东南亚区域办事处  South-East Asia Regional Office
中亚无核武器区条约  Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia
中南亚区域办事处  Regional Office for South Central Asia
亚洲预防犯罪基金会  Asia Crime Prevention Foundation
南亚毛派政党和组织协调委员会  Co-ordination Committee of Maoist Parties and Organizations of South Asia
亚太地理信息系统基础设施常设委员会  Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific
东亚海洋协调机构  Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia
东南亚区域反恐中心  Southeast Asia Regional Centre for Counter-Terrorism
亚洲城市方案 yà zhōu chéng shì fāng àn Asia Urbs Programme
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