烏紗
Chinese
edita crow; black; not a crow; black; not; empty; void |
cotton yarn; muslin | ||
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trad. (烏紗) | 烏 | 紗 | |
simp. (乌纱) | 乌 | 纱 | |
Literally: “black yarn”. |
Etymology 1
editPronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄕㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wusha
- Wade–Giles: wu1-sha1
- Yale: wū-shā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: usha
- Palladius: уша (uša)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wu1 saa1
- Yale: wū sā
- Cantonese Pinyin: wu1 saa1
- Guangdong Romanization: wu1 sa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuː⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
edit烏紗
Etymology 2
editFor pronunciation and definitions of 烏紗 – see 烏西 (“to bribe”). (This term is a variant form of 烏西). |