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沙皇

沙皇

Chinese

		granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar	emperor; (surname)
simp. and trad. (沙皇)		沙	皇

Noun

沙皇

tzar

Derived terms

沙皇國／沙皇国 (shāhuángguó)

Etymology

沙 (shā) (transliteration of Russian царь ‎(carʹ)) + 皇 (huáng, “emperor”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shāhuáng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄏㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saa¹ wong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shāhuáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄏㄨㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shahwang
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂa̠⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saa¹ wong⁴
  - Yale: sā wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ wong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑː⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/