中沙
Chinese
middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar | ||
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| simp. and trad. (中沙) |
中 | 沙 | |
Etymology
From their position midway between other shoals.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngshā
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongsha
- Wade–Giles: Chung1-sha1
- Yale: Jūng-shā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongsha
- Palladius: Чжунша (Čžunša)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 saa1
- Yale: jūng sā
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 saa1
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 sa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
中沙
- Zhongsha, Chungsha (a collection of areas in the South China Sea, including Macclesfield Bank, Scarborough Shoal and other areas claimed by China (PRC) and Taiwan (ROC); some of these areas are claimed by the Philippines)
- Zhongsha, part of Jiuduansha in Shanghai, China