東沙
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東沙一路
See also: 东沙
Chinese
| east | granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (東沙) | 東 | 沙 | |
| simp. (东沙) | 东 | 沙 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dongsha
- Wade–Giles: Tung1-sha1
- Yale: Dūng-shā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dongsha
- Palladius: Дунша (Dunša)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dung1 saa1
- Yale: dūng sā
- Cantonese Pinyin: dung1 saa1
- Guangdong Romanization: dung1 sa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Proper noun
東沙
- Pratas, an atoll in the South China Sea administered by Cijin, Kaohsiung, Republic of China (Taiwan)
- (～島) Pratas, Tungsha or Dongsha Island, on the main atoll administered by Cijin, Kaohsiung, Republic of China (Taiwan)
- (historical) Dongsha Island, one of the chief shoals which formed modern Chongming Island in northern Shanghai