西沙

Chinese

		west	granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar
simp. and trad. (西沙)		西	沙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xīshā

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄕㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ saa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Xīshā
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄕㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shisha
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ saa¹
  - Yale: sāi sā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ saa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ sa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ säː⁵⁵/

Proper noun

西沙

(～群島) The Paracel Islands, an archipelago in the South China Sea currently held by the People's Republic of China
(～島) (historical) Xisha Island, one of the chief shoals which formed modern Chongming Island in northern Shanghai

Synonyms

(Xisha): 顧俊沙／顾俊沙 (Gùjùnshā)

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