沙文

Chinese

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shāwén

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄨㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shāwén
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shawún
  - Wade–Giles: sha¹-wên²
  - Yale: shā-wén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shawen
  - Palladius: шавэнь (šavɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

Etymology 1

		granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
simp. and trad. (沙文)		沙	文

Noun

沙文

ripples on a beach

Etymology 2

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (沙文)		沙	文

Borrowed from English servant.

Noun

沙文

(dated) servant

Etymology 3

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (沙文)		沙	文

From French Chauvin. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “via Shanghainese?”)

Proper noun

沙文

a transliteration of the French surname Chauvin

Derived terms

沙文主義 / 沙文主义 (shāwén zhǔyì)

References

羅竹風 [Luo, Zhufeng], editor (1986–1994), “沙文”, in 漢語大詞典 [Hanyu Da Cidian] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →ISBN