莎翁

Chinese

		(grass); Cyperus rotundus; (insect) (grass); Cyperus rotundus; (insect); (phonetic)	elderly person
trad. (莎翁)		莎	翁
simp. ^#(莎翁)		莎	翁

Etymology

From 莎 (Shā, abbreviation of 莎士比亞／莎士比亚 (Shāshìbǐyà), from English Shakespeare) + 翁 (wēng, “elderly man”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Shāwēng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saa¹ jung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Shāwēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Shawong
  - Wade–Giles: Sha¹-wêng¹
  - Yale: Shā-wēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shaueng
  - Palladius: Шавэн (Šavɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ wəŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saa¹ jung¹
  - Yale: sā yūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ jung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sa¹ yung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saː⁵⁵ jʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

莎翁

(honorific) Shakespeare; the Bard

Synonyms

莎士比亞／莎士比亚 (Shāshìbǐyà)

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