亞聖

Chinese

		second; inferior; Asia	holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage
trad. (亞聖)		亞	聖
simp. (亚圣)		亚	圣

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yàshèng, yǎshèng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄥˋ, ㄧㄚˇ ㄕㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ sing³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): á-sṳn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: yàshèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yahshenq
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎshèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄕㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeashenq
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ sing³
  - Yale: a sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ xing³
  - IPA ^(key): /äː³³ sɪŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: á-sṳn
  - Hakka Romanization System: a` siin
  - Hagfa Pinyim: a³ sin⁴
  - IPA: /a³¹ sɨn⁵⁵/

Adjective

亞聖

second in morality, ability and wisdom to a sage

Noun

亞聖

someone who is second in morality, ability and wisdom to a sage
someone who is second in skill to a previous expert

Proper noun

亞聖

(honorific) “Second Sage”; Mencius

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