Pinyin "ya4"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "ya4" is split up into two parts: "y" and "a4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "y"
Y is for Maud Younger.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "a4"
In the ashram's bathroom.
Characters pronounced ya4
component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 毫[hao2] / archaic variant of 乙[yi3]
Mnemonic symbol: a shovel (乚).
Remember it by imagining Maud Younger (y) digging her own grave with a shovel in the ashram's bathroom (a4).
Remember it by imagining Maud Younger (y) digging her own grave with a shovel in the ashram's bathroom (a4).
Asia / Asian / Taiwan pr. [Ya3]
亚
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一
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业
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What is Asia famous for? Many people will say for its food. Let's say that 亚 is for 麻婆豆腐. Maud Younger is eating a plate of Mapo Doufu in the ashram's bathroom, when a bullfrog steals the plate by snatching it away with his tongue. His punishment follows at once by Maud Younger beating him over the head with a flute.
second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [ya3]
亚
=
一
+
业
:
What is Asia famous for? Many people will say for its food. Let's say that 亚 is for 麻婆豆腐. Maud Younger is eating a plate of Mapo Doufu in the ashram's bathroom, when a bullfrog steals the plate by snatching it away with his tongue. His punishment follows at once by Maud Younger beating him over the head with a flute.