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Chinese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French salon or English salon.
Pronunciation
Noun
沙龍
- salon (a large room or establishment)
- (figurative) salon (small informal meeting)
- (Cantonese) artistic photography
- 影沙龍／影沙龙 [Cantonese] ― jing2 saa1 lung4 ― to take artistic photos
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, “peace, well-being; Hello, good-bye”). Doublet of 色蘭 / 色兰 (sèlán) and 薩拉姆 / 萨拉姆 (sàlāmǔ).
Pronunciation
Noun
沙龍
- (Judaism) shalom (traditional Jewish greeting or farewell)
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 沙龍 – see 紗籠 (“lantern made from yarn; good poetry and literature; etc.”).
(This term is a variant form of 紗籠). |