斯高沙
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Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (斯高沙) |
斯 | 高 | 沙 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English Scotia, short for Nova Scotia.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄍㄠ ㄕㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sihgaosha
- Wade–Giles: Ssŭ1-kao1-sha1
- Yale: Sz̄-gāu-shā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sygausha
- Palladius: Сыгаоша (Sygaoša)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: si1 gou1 saa1
- Yale: sī gōu sā
- Cantonese Pinyin: si1 gou1 saa1
- Guangdong Romanization: xi1 gou1 sa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
斯高沙
- (～省) (chiefly Canada) Nova Scotia