沙州
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Chinese
granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar |
province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (沙州) | 沙 | 州 | |
| simp. #(沙州) | 沙 | 州 | |
Etymology 1
A provincial name derived from its position within the Gobi Desert.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄓㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Shajhou
- Wade–Giles: Sha1-chou1
- Yale: Shā-jōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shajou
- Palladius: Шачжоу (Šačžou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: saa1 zau1
- Yale: sā jāu
- Cantonese Pinyin: saa1 dzau1
- Guangdong Romanization: sa1 zeo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /saː⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
沙州
沙洲
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Proper noun
沙州
- (～鎮) Shazhou (a town in Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, China)
- Shazhou, a former province of Imperial China
- Shazhou, a former name of Dunhuang, an oasis town in Gansu, China, during the time when it served as Shazhou's provincial capital
Synonyms
- 敦煌 (Dūnhuáng)
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 沙州 – see 沙洲 (“sandbank; sandbar; shoal”). (This term is a variant form of 沙洲). |