沙士

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (沙士)		沙	士
anagram		士沙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shāshì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saa¹ si^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shāshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shashìh
  - Wade–Giles: sha¹-shih⁴
  - Yale: shā-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shashyh
  - Palladius: шаши (šaši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saa¹ si^6-2
  - Yale: sā sí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ si^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: sa¹ xi^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saː⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English SARS, via Cantonese. Doublet of 沙斯 (shāsī).

Noun

沙士

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, pathology) SARS

Synonyms

非典型肺炎 (fēidiǎnxíng fèiyán)
(short form) 非典 (fēidiǎn)
(Singapore) 沙斯 (shāsī)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English Sarsae.

Noun

沙士

(chiefly Taiwan) sarsaparilla (soft drink)

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