莎車

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (莎車)		莎	車
simp. (莎车)		莎	车

Etymology

First attested in Yi Zhou Shu; also attested in the Book of Han.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shāchē, Shājū, Suōjū

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ ㄔㄜ, ㄕㄚ ㄐㄩ, ㄙㄨㄛ ㄐㄩ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saa¹ ce¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland China and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shāchē
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄔㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shache
    • Wade–Giles: Sha¹-chʻê¹
    • Yale: Shā-chē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shache
    • Palladius: Шачэ (Šačɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shājū
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄐㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shajyu
    • Wade–Giles: Sha¹-chü¹
    • Yale: Shā-jyū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shajiu
    • Palladius: Шацзюй (Šaczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Suōjū
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛ ㄐㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Suojyu
    • Wade–Giles: So¹-chü¹
    • Yale: Swō-jyū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Suojiu
    • Palladius: Соцзюй (Soczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saa¹ ce¹
    • Yale: sā chē
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ tse¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sa¹ cé¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

Proper noun

莎車

1. (historical) Shache (ancient kingdom in Xinjiang in the time of the Han dynasty)
2. (～縣) Yarkant (a county of Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China)
3. (～鎮) Yarkant (a town in Yarkant, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China)

Descendants

• → English: Shache, So-ch'e