See also: 沙龙

Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (沙龍)
simp. (沙龙)

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French salon or English salon.

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Noun

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沙龍

  1. salon (a large room or establishment)
  2. (figurative) salon (small informal meeting)
  3. (Cantonese) artistic photography
    沙龍沙龙 [Cantonese]  ―  jing2 saa1 lung4 [Jyutping]  ―  to take artistic photos

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, peace, well-being; Hello, good-bye). Doublet of 色蘭色兰 (sèlán) and 薩拉姆萨拉姆 (sàlāmǔ).

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沙龍

  1. (Judaism) shalom (traditional Jewish greeting or farewell)

Etymology 3

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 紗籠 (“lantern made from yarn; good poetry and literature; etc.”).
(This term is a variant form of 紗籠).