西沙

Chinese

		west	granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar
simp. and trad. (西沙)		西	沙

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xīshā

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄕㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ saa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xīshā
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄕㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Sisha
  - Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-sha¹
  - Yale: Syī-shā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shisha
  - Palladius: Сиша (Siša)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ saa¹
  - Yale: sāi sā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ saa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ sa¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵/

Proper noun

西沙

(～群島) The Paracel Islands, an archipelago in the South China Sea administered by the People's Republic of China
(～區) Xisha (a district of Sansha, Hainan, China)
(～島) (historical) Xisha Island, one of the chief shoals which formed modern Chongming Island in northern Shanghai
Synonym: 顧俊沙 / 顾俊沙 (Gùjùnshā)

Coordinate terms

東沙／东沙 (Dōngshā)
南沙 (Nánshā)
中沙 (Zhōngshā)

Descendants

→ English: Hsisha, Xisha