沙士

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (沙士)		沙	士
anagram		士沙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shāshì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saa¹ si^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shāshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shashìh
  - Wade–Giles: sha¹-shih⁴
  - Yale: shā-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shashyh
  - Palladius: шаши (šaši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    沙市
    沙士
    沙勢 / 沙势
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saa¹ si^6-2
  - Yale: sā sí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ si^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: sa¹ xi^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saː⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English SARS, via Cantonese. Doublet of 沙斯 (shāsī).

Noun

沙士

(chiefly Hong Kong, pathology) SARS

Synonyms

非典型肺炎 (fēidiǎnxíng fèiyán)
(short form) 非典 (fēidiǎn)
(Singapore) 沙斯 (shāsī)
薩斯／萨斯 (sàsī)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English Sarsae.

Noun

沙士

(chiefly Taiwan) sarsaparilla (soft drink)