東亞

简 东亚 · 繁 東亞
Mandarin · pinyin Dōng yà

Meanings

  1. East Asia
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東
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
亞
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东
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
亚
yà · Asia; second
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1–4 · Dong1 ya4

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dung1 aa3

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  1. East Asia (a geographic region comprising the eastern part of Asia, inclusive of China proper, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan and sometimes inclusive of Mongolia and Tibet and some or all of Southeast Asia and the Philippines)

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