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撒哈拉

撒哈拉

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (撒哈拉)		撒	哈	拉

Proper noun

撒哈拉

Sahara

Derived terms

西撒哈拉 (Xī Sāhālā)

Etymology

Borrowing from English Sahara.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Sāhālā

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄚㄏㄚㄌㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ haa¹ laai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Sāhālā
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄚㄏㄚㄌㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sahalha
  - IPA ^(key): /sa̠⁵⁵ xa̠⁵⁵ la̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saat³ haa¹ laai¹
  - Yale: saat hā lāai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ haa¹ laai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːt̚³ hɑː⁵⁵ lɑːi̯⁵⁵/