西撒哈拉
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Chinese
| west | Sahara | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (西撒哈拉) | 西 | 撒哈拉 | |
| simp. #(西撒哈拉) | 西 | 撒哈拉 | |
Etymology
Calque of English West Sahara.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sai1 saat3 haa1 laai1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Se-sat-hah-la
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄙㄚ ㄏㄚ ㄌㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Si Sahala
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1 Sa1-ha1-la1
- Yale: Syī Sā-hā-lā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shi Sahalha
- Palladius: Си Сахала (Si Saxala)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ sä⁵⁵ xä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄙㄚˇ ㄏㄚ ㄌㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Si Sǎhala
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1 Sa3-ha1-la1
- Yale: Syī Sǎ-hā-lā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shi Saahalha
- Palladius: Си Сахала (Si Saxala)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ sä²¹⁴⁻²¹ xä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 saat3 haa1 laai1
- Yale: sāi saat hā lāai
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 saat8 haa1 laai1
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 sad3 ha1 lai1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ saːt̚³ haː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Se-sat-hah-la
- Tâi-lô: Se-sat-hah-la
- Phofsit Daibuun: sesathahlaf
- IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ ha(ʔ)⁵ la³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² sat̚³²⁻⁵ ha(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ la⁴⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² sat̚³²⁻⁴ ha(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ la⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Proper noun
西撒哈拉
- Western Sahara (A territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa, now mostly occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory)