莎翁

Chinese

		(grass); Cyperus rotundus; (insect) (grass); Cyperus rotundus; (insect); phonetic	elderly person
trad. (莎翁)		莎	翁
simp. #(莎翁)		莎	翁

Etymology

From 莎 (Shā, abbreviation of 莎士比亞／莎士比亚 (Shāshìbǐyà), from English Shakespeare) + 翁 (wēng, “elderly man”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shāwēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ ㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saa¹ jung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shāwēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shawong
    • Wade–Giles: Sha¹-wêng¹
    • Yale: Shā-wēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shaueng
    • Palladius: Шавэн (Šavɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ wəŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saa¹ jung¹
    • Yale: sā yūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ jung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sa¹ yung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saː⁵⁵ jʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

莎翁

1. (honorific) Shakespeare; the Bard

Synonyms

• 莎士比亞／莎士比亚 (Shāshìbǐyà)