沙斯

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (沙斯)		沙	斯

Etymology

Borrowed from English SARS. Doublet of 沙士 (shāshì).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shāsī

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ ㄙ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shāsī
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shasih
    • Wade–Giles: sha¹-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: shā-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shasy
    • Palladius: шасы (šasy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

Noun

沙斯

1. (Singapore, Malaysia, pathology) SARS

Synonyms

• 沙士 (shāshì)
• 非典型肺炎 (fēidiǎnxíng fèiyán)
• (short form) 非典 (fēidiǎn)