沙 saa¹ {shā}

1. granule
2. hoarse
3. raspy
4. sand
5. powder
6. CL: 粒
7. abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

沙 saa¹ {Shā}

surname Sha

沙包 saa¹ baau¹ {shā bāo}

a punch bag

沙煲 saa¹ bou¹ {shā bāo}

(noun) a clay pot

沙埔 saa¹ bou³ {shā bù}

Sha Po, a village in Hong Kong

沙膽〔-胆〕 saa¹ daam² {shā dǎn}

describes a person who is very daring in doing something

沙嗲 saa¹ de¹ {shā diē}

(noun) satay

沙甸 saa¹ din¹ {shā diàn}

(noun) Sardines

沙化 saa¹ faa³ {shā huà}

sofa; couch

沙粉 saa¹ fan² {shā fěn}

emery powder (abrasive)

沙膠 saa¹ gaau¹ {shā háo}

an ink eraser

沙葛 saa¹ got³ {shā gé}

jicama; Mexican turnip; Mexican yam bean

沙翁 saa¹ jung¹ {shā wēng}

Sata andagi, Japanese style deep fried buns made of dough

沙冚 saa¹ kam² {shā kà}

(noun) mudguard; fender; dust guard

沙梨 saa¹ lei⁴ {shā lí}

sand pear

沙面 saa¹ min⁶ {shā miàn}

Shameen / Shamin / Shamian, an island in China

沙盤〔-盘〕 saa¹ pun⁴ {shā pán}

a sandbox

沙虱 saa¹ sat¹ {shā shī}

(noun) sand louse

沙示 saa¹ si⁶ {shā shì}

Sarsaparilla / Sarsi / Sarsae (a type of soft drink)

沙蟬〔-蝉〕 saa¹ sim⁴ {shā chán}

cicada

沙糖 saa¹ tong⁴ {shā táng}

granulated sugar

沙紙〔-纸〕 saa¹ zi² {shā zhǐ}

(noun) sand paper; a degree / graduation certificate; a university diploma; an accreditation certificate

沙展 saa¹ zin² {shā zhǎn}

sergeant (spoken)

沙啞〔-哑〕 saa¹ aa² {shā yǎ}

1. hoarse
2. rough

沙巴 saa¹ baa¹ {Shā bā}

Sabah, state of Malaysia in north Borneo 婆羅洲

沙壩〔-坝〕 saa¹ baa³ {shā bà}

1. a sandbank
2. a sand bar

沙堡 saa¹ bou² {shā bǎo}

sandcastle

沙暴 saa¹ bou⁶ {shā bào}

sandstorm

沙茶 saa¹ caa⁴ {shā chá}

satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate

沙蠶〔-蚕〕 saa¹ caam⁴ {shā cán}

genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm

沙塵〔-尘〕 saa¹ can⁴ {shā chén}

1. sand
2. sandstorm (common in spring in north China)

沙池 saa¹ ci⁴ {shā chí}

1. sandpit (for children's play or for long jump etc)
2. sandbox

沙場〔-场〕 saa¹ coeng⁴ {shā chǎng}

1. sandpit
2. battleground
3. battlefield

沙蟲〔-虫〕 saa¹ cung⁴ {shā chóng}

sandworm

沙特 saa¹ dak⁶ {Shā tè}

1. Saudi
2. abbr. for Saudi Arabia

沙爹 saa¹ de¹ {shā diē}

satay (sauce)

沙地 saa¹ dei⁶ {shā dì}

1. sandy beach or river bank
2. sand dune
3. sandy land

沙袋 saa¹ doi² {shā dài}

a sandbag

沙發〔-发〕 saa¹ faat³ {shā fā}

1. sofa (loanword)
2. CL: 條,張
3. (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post

沙棘 saa¹ gik¹ {shā jí}

sea-buckthorn

沙鵖 saa¹ gip³ {shā bī}

(Chinese bird species) isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)

沙坑 saa¹ haang¹ {shā kēng}

1. sandbox
2. jumping pit (athletics)
3. sand trap, bunker (golf)

沙河 saa¹ ho⁴ {Shā hé}

Shahe county level city in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei

沙丘 saa¹ jau¹ {shā qiū}

1. sand dune
2. sandy hill

沙洋 saa¹ joeng⁴ {Shā yáng}

Shayang county in Jingmen 荊門, Hubei

沙畹 saa¹ jyun² {Shā wǎn}

Chavannes (name)

沙縣〔-县〕 saa¹ jyun⁶ {Shā xiàn}

Sha county in Sanming 三明, Fujian

沙拉 saa¹ laai¹ {shā lā}

salad (loanword)

沙麗〔-丽〕 saa¹ lai⁶ {shā lì}

sari (loanword)

沙林 saa¹ lam⁴ {shā lín}

sarin (loanword)

沙粒 saa¹ lap¹ {shā lì}

1. speck
2. granule

沙漏 saa¹ lau⁶ {shā lòu}

1. hourglass
2. sand filter

沙律 saa¹ leot⁶ {shā lǜ}

salad (loanword)

沙礫〔-砾〕 saa¹ lik¹ {shā lì}

grains of sand

沙朗 saa¹ long⁵ {shā lǎng}

sirloin (loanword)

沙鹿 saa¹ luk⁶ {Shā lù}

Shalu town in Taichung county 臺中縣, Taiwan

沙龍〔-龙〕 saa¹ lung⁴ {shā lóng}

salon (loanword)

沙漠 saa¹ mok⁶ {shā mò}

1. desert
2. CL: 個

沙門〔-门〕 saa¹ mun⁴ {shā mén}

1. monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India)
2. Buddhist monk

沙那 saa¹ naa⁵ {Shā nà}

Sana'a, capital of Yemen (Tw)

沙彌〔-弥〕 saa¹ nei⁴ {shā mí}

novice Buddhist monk

沙雅 saa¹ ngaa⁵ {Shā yǎ}

Shayar nahiyisi (Shaya county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區, west Xinjiang

沙岩 saa¹ ngaam⁴ {shā yán}

sandstone

沙眼 saa¹ ngaan⁵ {shā yǎn}

trachoma

沙俄 saa¹ ngo⁴ {Shā É}

1. Tsarist Russia
2. abbr. for 沙皇俄國

沙囊 saa¹ nong⁴ {shā náng}

1. sandbag
2. variant of 砂囊

沙沙 saa¹ saa¹ {shā shā}

rustle

沙參〔-参〕 saa¹ sam¹ {shā shēn}

ladybell root (Radix adenophorae)

沙石 saa¹ sek⁶ {shā shí}

sand and stones

沙士 saa¹ si² {shā shì}

1. sarsaparilla
2. root beer
3. SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) (loanword)

沙市 saa¹ si⁵ {Shā shì}

Shashi district of Jingzhou city 荊州市, Hubei

沙鼠 saa¹ syu² {shā shǔ}

gerbil

沙灘〔-滩〕 saa¹ taan¹ {shā tān}

1. beach
2. sandy shore
3. CL: 片

沙田 saa¹ tin⁴ {Shā tián}

Sha Tin town in New Territories, Hong Kong

沙土 saa¹ tou² {shā tǔ}

sandy soil

沙畫〔-画〕 saa¹ waa² {shā huà}

sand picture

沙灣〔-湾〕 saa¹ waan¹ {Shā wān}

1. Shawan district of Leshan city 樂山市, Sichuan
2. Shawan county or Saven nahisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區, Xinjiang

沙皇 saa¹ wong⁴ {shā huáng}

czar (loanword)

沙僧 saa¹ zang¹ {Shā Sēng}

Sha Wujing

沙質〔-质〕 saa¹ zat¹ {shā zhì}

sandy

沙洲 saa¹ zau¹ {shā zhōu}

1. sandbank
2. sandbar

沙井 saa¹ zeng² {shā jǐng}

manhole

沙子 saa¹ zi² {shā zi}

1. sand
2. grit
3. CL: 粒,把

沙磧〔-碛〕 saa¹ zik¹ {shā qì}

1. (literary) desert
2. sandy shore

沙茶醬〔--酱〕 saa¹ caa⁴ zoeng³ {shā chá jiàng}

Chinese barbeque or satay sauce

沙嗲醬〔--酱〕 saa¹ de¹ zoeng³ {shā diē jiàng}

satay sauce

沙甸魚〔--鱼〕 saa¹ din¹ jyu² {shā diàn yú}

sardines

沙蟹桌 saa¹ haai⁵ coek³ {shā xiè zhuō}

blackjack table

沙河粉 saa¹ ho⁴ fan² {shā hé fěn}

flat rice noddles

沙灘波〔-滩-〕 saa¹ taan¹ bo¹ {shā tān bō}

a beach ball

沙田海 saa¹ tin⁴ hoi² {shā tián hǎi}

Sha Tin Hoi / Tide Cove in Hong Kong

沙田柚 saa¹ tin⁴ jau² {Shā tián yòu}

Shatian pomelo, a type of pomelo

沙田區〔--区〕 saa¹ tin⁴ keoi¹ {shā tián qū}

Sha Tin District in Hong Kong

沙田路 saa¹ tin⁴ lou⁶ {shā tián lù}

Sha Tin Road in Hong Kong

沙田圍〔--围〕 saa¹ tin⁴ wai⁴ {shā tián wéi}

(noun) Sha Tin Wai, which is a place in Shatin, Hong Kong

沙井蓋〔--盖〕 saa¹ zeng² goi³ {shā jǐng gài}

manhole covers

沙沙聲〔--声〕 saa⁴ saa² seng¹ {shā shā shēng}

(of voice/sound) froufrou; susurrus

沙沙滾〔--滚〕 saa⁴ saa⁴ gwan² {shā shā gǔn}

(slang) to go out to fool around (usually referring to a man who is playing around with other women behind his wife/girlfriend's back); (adjective) unreliable; slapdash; all show and no substance (to describe someone who just a snow job)

沙坡頭〔--头〕 saa¹ bo¹ tau⁴ {Shā pō tóu}

Shapo district of Zhongwei city 中衛市, Ningxia

沙塵暴〔-尘-〕 saa¹ can⁴ bou⁶ {shā chén bào}

sandstorm

沙特魯〔--鲁〕 saa¹ dak⁶ lou⁵ {Shā tè lǔ}

1. Châteauroux
2. Chateauroux (French town)

沙爹醬〔--酱〕 saa¹ de¹ zoeng³ {shā diē jiàng}

satay sauce

沙丁魚〔--鱼〕 saa¹ ding¹ jyu² {shā dīng yú}

sardine (loanword)

沙發床〔-发-〕 saa¹ faat³ cong⁴ {shā fā chuáng}

1. sofa bed
2. sleeper sofa

沙發客〔-发-〕 saa¹ faat³ haak³ {shā fā kè}

1. couchsurfing
2. couchsurfer

沙家浜 saa¹ gaa¹ bong¹ {Shā jiā bāng}

"Sha Family's Creek", a Beijing opera classified as model theater 樣板戲

沙棘屬〔--属〕 saa¹ gik¹ suk⁶ {shā jí shǔ}

1. genus Hippophae
2. sea-buckthorns

沙坑桿〔--杆〕 saa¹ haang¹ gon¹ {shā kēng gān}

sand wedge (golf)

沙河市 saa¹ ho⁴ si⁵ {Shā hé shì}

Shahe county level city in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei

沙丘鶴〔--鹤〕 saa¹ jau¹ hok⁶ {shā qiū hè}

(Chinese bird species) sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)

沙洋縣〔--县〕 saa¹ joeng⁴ jyun⁶ {Shā yáng xiàn}

Shayang county in Jingmen 荊門, Hubei

沙琪瑪〔--玛〕 saa¹ kei⁴ maa⁵ {shā qí mǎ}

sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut into blocks

沙撈越〔-捞-〕 saa¹ lou⁴ jyut⁶ {Shā lāo yuè}

Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲

沙鹿鎮〔--镇〕 saa¹ luk⁶ zan³ {Shā lù zhèn}

Shalu town in Taichung county 臺中縣, Taiwan

沙漠化 saa¹ mok⁶ faa³ {shā mò huà}

desertification

沙門菌〔-门-〕 saa¹ mun⁴ kwan² {Shā mén jūn}

salmonella

沙悟淨〔--净〕 saa¹ ng⁶ zing⁶ {Shā Wù jìng}

Sha Wujing

沙雅縣〔--县〕 saa¹ ngaa⁵ jyun⁶ {Shā yǎ xiàn}

Shayar nahiyisi (Shaya county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區, west Xinjiang

沙瓦瑪〔--玛〕 saa¹ ngaa⁵ maa⁵ {shā wǎ mǎ}

shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)

沙皮狗 saa¹ pei⁴ gau² {shā pí gǒu}

Chinese shar-pei (dog breed)

沙坪壩〔--坝〕 saa¹ ping⁴ baa³ {Shā píng bà}

Shapingba district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

沙西米 saa¹ sai¹ mai⁵ {shā xī mǐ}

sashimi

沙市區〔--区〕 saa¹ si⁵ keoi¹ {Shā shì qū}

Shashi district of Jingzhou city 荊州市, Hubei

沙灘鞋〔-滩-〕 saa¹ taan¹ haai⁴ {shā tān xié}

1. beach shoes
2. wetsuit booties

沙頭角〔-头-〕 saa¹ tau⁴ gok³ {Shā Tóu Jiǎo}

Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)

沙灣縣〔-湾县〕 saa¹ waan¹ jyun⁶ {Shā wān xiàn}

Shawan county or Saven nahisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區, Xinjiang

沙灣區〔-湾区〕 saa¹ waan¹ keoi¹ {Shā wān qū}

Shawan district of Leshan city 樂山市, Sichuan

沙威瑪〔--玛〕 saa¹ wai¹ maa⁵ {shā wēi mǎ}

shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)

沙和尚 saa¹ wo⁴ soeng² {Shā hé shang}

Sha Wujing

沙井口 saa¹ zeng² hau² {shā jǐng kǒu}

manhole

沙祖康 saa¹ zou² hong¹ {Shā Zǔ kāng}

Sha Zukang (1947-), Chinese diplomat

沙煲兄弟 saa¹ bou¹ hing¹ dai⁶ {shā bāo xiōng di}

(slang) saying two people's friendship as good as brothers

沙塵白攉〔-尘--〕 saa¹ can⁴ baak⁶ fok³ {shā chén bái huō}

to describe someone who is arrogant / pompous / grandiose / cocky; smug; a show-off

沙塵白霍〔-尘--〕 saa¹ can⁴ baak⁶ fok³ {shā chén bái huò}

boastful; exaggerate; limelight (slang)

沙漠之舟 saa¹ mok⁶ zi¹ zau¹ {shā mò zhī zhōu}

camel in the desert

沙灘老鼠〔-滩--〕 saa¹ taan¹ lou⁵ syu² {shā tān lǎo shǔ}

a beach thief

沙頭角海〔-头--〕 saa¹ tau⁴ gok³ hoi² {Shā Tóu Jiǎo hǎi}

Sha Tau Kok Hoi / Starling Inlet, a harbour in Hong Kong

沙田馬場〔--马场〕 saa¹ tin⁴ maa⁵ coeng⁴ {shā tián mǎ chǎng}

(noun) Sha Tin Racecourse

沙塘口山 saa¹ tong⁴ hau² saan¹ {shā táng kǒu shān}

Bluff Island in Hong Kong

沙哩弄銃〔---铳〕 saa⁴ li¹ lung⁶ cung³ {shā li nòng chòng}

to mess around; to act recklessly and rashly; to mess up something

沙坡頭區〔--头区〕 saa¹ bo¹ tau⁴ keoi¹ {Shā pō tóu qū}

Shapo district of Zhongwei city 中衛市, Ningxia

沙塵天氣〔-尘-气〕 saa¹ can⁴ tin¹ hei³ {shā chén tiān qì}

spring sandstorms (common in Northern China)

沙丁胺醇 saa¹ ding¹ on¹ seon⁴ {shā dīng àn chún}

1. salbutamol (a beta 2 agonist used in treating asthma)
2. also known as albuterol, proventil and ventolin

沙加緬度〔--缅-〕 saa¹ gaa¹ min⁵ dou⁶ {Shā jiā miǎn duó}

Sacramento

沙河口區〔---区〕 saa¹ ho⁴ hau² keoi¹ {Shā hé kǒu qū}

Shahekou district of Dalian 大連市, Liaoning

沙依巴克 saa¹ ji¹ baa¹ hak¹ {Shā yī bā kè}

Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市, Xinjiang

沙利度胺 saa¹ lei⁶ dou⁶ on¹ {shā lì dù àn}

thalidomide

沙朗牛排 saa¹ long⁵ ngau⁴ paai⁴ {shā lǎng niú pái}

sirloin steak

沙文主義〔---义〕 saa¹ man⁴ zyu² ji⁶ {shā wén zhǔ yì}

chauvinism

沙漠之狐 saa¹ mok⁶ zi¹ wu⁴ {Shā mò zhī Hú}

Desert Fox

沙門氏菌〔-门--〕 saa¹ mun⁴ si⁶ kwan² {shā mén shì jūn}

Salmonella

沙坪壩區〔--坝区〕 saa¹ ping⁴ baa³ keoi¹ {Shā píng bà qū}

Shapingba district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

沙盤推演〔-盘--〕 saa¹ pun⁴ teoi¹ jin² {shā pán tuī yǎn}

1. to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)
2. to rehearse a planned action or activity
3. to conduct a dry run

沙色朱雀 saa¹ sik¹ zyu¹ zoek³ {shā sè zhū què}

(Chinese bird species) pale rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)

沙灘排球〔-滩--〕 saa¹ taan¹ paai⁴ kau⁴ {shā tān pái qiú}

beach volleyball

沙皇俄國〔---国〕 saa¹ wong⁴ ngo⁴ gwok³ {Shā huáng É guó}

Tsarist Russia

沙地阿拉伯 saa¹ dei⁶ aa³ laai¹ baak³ {shā dì Ā lā bó}

(noun) Saudi Arabia

沙白喉林鶯〔----莺〕 saa¹ baak⁶ hau⁴ lam⁴ ang¹ {shā bái hóu lín yīng}

(Chinese bird species) desert whitethroat (Sylvia minula)

沙特阿拉伯 saa¹ dak⁶ aa³ laai¹ baak³ {Shā tè Ā lā bó}

Saudi Arabia

沙法維王朝〔--维--〕 saa¹ faat³ wai⁴ wong⁴ ciu⁴ {Shā fǎ wéi Wáng cháo}

Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722

沙依巴克區〔----区〕 saa¹ ji¹ baa¹ hak¹ keoi¹ {Shā yī bā kè qū}

Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市, Xinjiang

沙姆沙伊赫 saa¹ mou⁵ saa¹ ji¹ haak¹ {Shā mǔ Shā yī hè}

Sharm el-Sheikh, city in Egypt

沙特阿拉伯人 saa¹ dak⁶ aa³ laai¹ baak³ jan⁴ {Shā tè Ā lā bó rén}

1. a Saudi
2. Saudi Arabian person

沙烏地阿拉伯〔-乌----〕 saa¹ wu¹ dei⁶ aa³ laai¹ baak³ {Shā wū dì Ā lā bó}

Saudi Arabia (Tw)