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沙洲

沙洲

Chinese

		granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar	continent; island
simp. and trad. (沙洲)		沙	洲

Noun

沙洲

sandbank; sandbar; shoal (Classifier: 塊／块 m)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shāzhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄓㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saa¹ zau¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâ-chû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shāzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄓㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shajou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂa̠⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    沙州
    沙洲
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saa¹ zau¹
  - Yale: sā jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ dzau¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑː⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâ-chû
  - Hakka Romanization System: sa´ zu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sa¹ zu¹
  - IPA: /sa²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su²⁴/