三沙

Chinese

		three	sand; shoal
simp. and trad. (三沙)		三	沙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Sānshā

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄕㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ saa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Sānshā
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄕㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Sansha
    • Wade–Giles: San¹-sha¹
    • Yale: Sān-shā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sansha
    • Palladius: Саньша (Sanʹša)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ saa¹
    • Yale: sāam sā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ saa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ sa¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

三沙

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, construction cant) subsubcontractor

Related terms

• 四沙 (“subsubsubcontractor”)

Etymology 2

A single island (not three), variously explained as having formed three times or as having been initially settled by the Zhu (朱), Zhang (張／张), and Chen (陳／陈 (chén)) families.

Proper noun

三沙

1. (historical) Sansha (a former island of the Yangtze estuary now forming part of Chongming Island)

Etymology 3

From its three component areas of 中沙 (Zhōngshā, literally “central sand (Zhongsha)”), 南沙 (Nánshā, literally “south sand (Nansha)”), and 西沙 (Xīshā, literally “west sand (Xisha)”).

Proper noun

三沙

1. (～市) Sansha (a prefecture-level city in Hainan, China, responsible for the administration of the PRC's claims south of Hainan Island in the South China Sea)

   • 中國將在與東盟國家有主權爭議的南中國海部分島嶼及海域擴大行政管轄區域。據本報得到的消息，國務院已批准海南省政府的提議，將現有的西沙群島辦事處升格，設立縣級市「三沙市」，下轄西沙、中沙、南沙諸群島。目前有關建市籌備工作正在進行。消息稱，未來的三沙市的海域範圍將逾200萬平方公里，接近全國陸地面積(960萬平方公里)的四分之一。 [MSC, trad.]
     中国将在与东盟国家有主权争议的南中国海部分岛屿及海域扩大行政管辖区域。据本报得到的消息，国务院已批准海南省政府的提议，将现有的西沙群岛办事处升格，设立县级市「三沙市」，下辖西沙、中沙、南沙诸群岛。目前有关建市筹备工作正在进行。消息称，未来的三沙市的海域范围将逾200万平方公里，接近全国陆地面积(960万平方公里)的四分之一。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2007, 海南籌建三沙市 爭議海域設轄區 面積約全國1/4

     Zhōngguó jiāng zài yǔ dōngméng guójiā yǒu zhǔquán zhēngyì de nánzhōngguóhǎi bùfēn dǎoyǔ jí hǎiyù kuòdà xíngzhèng guǎnxiá qūyù. Jù běn bào dédào de xiāoxī, guówùyuàn yǐ pīzhǔn Hǎinán Xǐng zhèngfǔ de tíyì, jiāng xiànyǒu de Xīshā Qúndǎo bànshìchù shēnggé, shèlì xiànjíshì “Sānshā Shì”, xiàxiá Xīshā, Zhōngshā, Nánshā zhū qúndǎo. Mùqián yǒuguān jiànshì chóubèi gōngzuò zhèngzài jìnxíng. Xiāoxī chēng, wèilái de sānshā shì de hǎiyù fànwéi jiāng yú 200 wàn píngfānggōnglǐ, jiējìn quánguó lùdì miànjī (960 wàn píngfānggōnglǐ) de sì fēn zhī yī. [Pinyin]

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Descendants

• → English: Sansha

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

三沙

1. (～鎮) Sansha (a town in Xiapu, Ningde, Fujian, China)

Descendants

• → English: Sansha