沙漠

See also: 砂漠

Chinese

	granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar	desert; unconcerned
trad. (沙漠)	沙	漠
simp. ^#(沙漠)	沙	漠
alternative forms	砂漠沙幕

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shāmò

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄇㄛˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): saa¹ mok⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): sa¹ mok²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sâ-mo̍k

(Hailu, HRS): sa^ˋ mog^ˋ
Eastern Min (BUC): să-mŏk
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sa¹ bou²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): soa-bô͘ / see-bô͘ / soa-bo̍k / sa-bo̍k / sa-bô͘
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹so-moq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shāmò
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄇㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shamò
  - Wade–Giles: sha¹-mo⁴
  - Yale: shā-mwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shamoh
  - Palladius: шамо (šamo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    沙漠
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saa¹ mok⁶
  - Yale: sā mohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ mok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sa¹ mog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saː⁵⁵ mɔːk̚²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: sa¹ mok²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sa³³ ᵐbɔk̚⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâ-mo̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: sa^ˊ mog
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sa¹ mog⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /sa²⁴⁻¹¹ mok̚⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: sa^ˋ mog^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /sa⁵³ mok²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: să-mŏk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sa⁵⁵ mouʔ⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sa¹ bou² [Phonetic: sa⁵ bou²]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sa-bó
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬa⁵³³⁻¹¹ pɔu¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sa¹ bou² [Phonetic: sa⁵ bou²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬa⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ pɔu²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soa-bô͘
  - Tâi-lô: sua-bôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soa'boo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sua³³ bɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sua⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sua⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sua⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sua⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: see-bô͘
  - Tâi-lô: see-bôo
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɛ⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ¹³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soa-bo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: sua-bo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soa'bok
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sua⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sa-bo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: sa-bo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sa'bok
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sa-bô͘
  - Tâi-lô: sa-bôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sa'boo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ²⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹so-moq
  - MiniDict: so^平 moh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹so-moq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /so⁵⁵ moʔ²¹/

Middle Chinese: srae mak

Rime
Character	沙	漠
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	生 (21)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	麻 (98)	鐸 (103)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	I
Fanqie	所加切	慕各切
Baxter	srae	mak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʃˠa/	/mɑk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʃᵚa/	/mɑk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ʃa/	/mɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʂaɨ/	/mak̚/
Li Rong	/ʃa/	/mɑk̚/
Wang Li	/ʃa/	/mɑk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʂa/	/mɑk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shā	mò
Expected Cantonese Reflex	saa¹	mok⁶

Noun

沙漠

desert (barren area)
戈壁沙漠 ― gēbì shāmò ― Gobi Desert

撒哈拉沙漠 ― sǎhālā shāmò ― Sahara Desert

文化沙漠 ― wénhuà shāmò ― (figurative) a place without culture
1. (specifically) erg; sand sea

Synonyms

(desert):

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沙幕 (shāmù) (literary)
沙窩子 / 沙窝子 (shāwōzi) (Ürümqi)
流沙 (liúshā)
荒漠 (huāngmò)

(erg): (archaic) 流沙 (liúshā)

Derived terms

沙漠之舟 (shāmò zhī zhōu)
沙漠化 (shāmòhuà)
沙漠學 / 沙漠学 (shāmòxué)
沙漠蝗蟲 / 沙漠蝗虫 (shāmòhuángchóng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (沙漠):

→ Japanese: 砂(さ)漠(ばく) (sabaku)
→ Korean: 사막(沙漠) (samak)
→ Vietnamese: sa mạc (沙漠)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
沙	漠
さ Grade: S	ばく Grade: S
kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 沙漠 – see the following entry.

【砂漠さばく】

[noun] desert (barren area)

(This term, 沙漠, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
沙	漠

Noun

沙漠 • (samak) (hangeul 사막)

alternative form of 砂漠

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
沙	漠

Noun

沙漠

chữ Hán form of sa mạc (“desert (barren area)”)