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莎翁

莎翁

Chinese

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

Proper noun

莎翁

Shakespeare; the Bard

Synonyms

莎士比亞／莎士比亚 (Shāshìbǐyà)

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, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Shāwēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄨㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shaueng
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂa̠⁵⁵ u̯əŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saa¹ jung¹
  - Yale: sā yūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ jung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑː⁵⁵ jʊŋ⁵⁵/