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西撒哈拉

西撒哈拉

Chinese

		west	Sahara
simp. and trad. (西撒哈拉)		西	撒哈拉

Proper noun

西撒哈拉

Western Sahara (a territory in northern Africa)

Etymology

Calque of English West Sahara.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Xī Sāhālā

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄙㄚㄏㄚㄌㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ saat³ haa¹ laai¹
Min Nan (POJ): Se-sat-hah-la

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Xī Sāhālā
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄙㄚㄏㄚㄌㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shi Sahalha
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ sa̠⁵⁵ xa̠⁵⁵ la̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ saat³ haa¹ laai¹
  - Yale: sāi saat hā lāai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ saat⁸ haa¹ laai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ sɑːt̚³ hɑː⁵⁵ lɑːi̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Se-sat-hah-la
  - Tâi-lô: Se-sat-hah-la
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sesathahlaf
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ ha(ʔ)⁵ la³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² sat̚³²⁻⁴ ha(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ la⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² sat̚³²⁻⁵ ha(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ la⁴⁴/