南沙
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Chinese
| south | sands; shoal | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (南沙) |
南 | 沙 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Nánsha
- Wade–Giles: Nan2-sha1
- Yale: Nán-shā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nansha
- Palladius: Наньша (Nanʹša)
- Sinological IPA (key): /nän³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: naam4 saa1
- Yale: nàahm sā
- Cantonese Pinyin: naam4 saa1
- Guangdong Romanization: nam4 sa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /naːm²¹ saː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-soa
- Tâi-lô: Lâm-sua
- Phofsit Daibuun: lamsoaf
- IPA (Taipei): /lam²⁴⁻¹¹ sua⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lam²³⁻³³ sua⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Proper noun
南沙
- Short for 南沙群島／南沙群岛 (Nánshā Qúndǎo, “Spratly Islands”).
- (～區) Nansha (a district of Sansha, Hainan, China)
- (～區) Nansha (a district of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China)
- (～街道) Nansha (a subdistrict of Nansha district, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China)
- (～鎮) Nansha (a town in Yuanyang, Honghe prefecture, Yunnan, China)
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Descendants
- → English: Nansha