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流沙 (sense 1) 
流沙 (sense 2)
See also: 流砂
Chinese
to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move |
granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (流沙) | 流 | 沙 | |
| simp. #(流沙) | 流 | 沙 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: liúshā
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lióusha
- Wade–Giles: liu2-sha1
- Yale: lyóu-shā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liousha
- Palladius: люша (ljuša)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lau4 saa1
- Yale: làuh sā
- Cantonese Pinyin: lau4 saa1
- Guangdong Romanization: leo4 sa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɐu̯²¹ saː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liû-sa
- Tâi-lô: liû-sa
- Phofsit Daibuun: liusaf
- IPA (Quanzhou): /liu²⁴⁻²² sa³³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /liu²⁴⁻²² sa⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liû-soa
- Tâi-lô: liû-sua
- Phofsit Daibuun: liusoaf
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /liu²³⁻³³ sua⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /liu²⁴⁻¹¹ sua⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liû-see
- Tâi-lô: liû-see
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /liu¹³⁻²² sɛ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
Noun
流沙
Synonyms
- (desert):
- (erg): 沙漠 (shāmò)
Derived terms
- 流沙包 (liúshābāo)