西撒哈拉

Chinese

		west	Sahara
trad. (西撒哈拉)		西	撒哈拉
simp. #(西撒哈拉)		西	撒哈拉

Etymology

Calque of English West Sahara.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xī Sāhālā, Xī Sǎhālā

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄙㄚ ㄏㄚ ㄌㄚ, ㄒㄧ ㄙㄚˇ ㄏㄚ ㄌㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ saat³ haa¹ laai¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Se-sat-hah-la

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xī Sāhālā
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄙㄚ ㄏㄚ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Si Sahala
    • Wade–Giles: Hsi¹ Sa¹-ha¹-la¹
    • Yale: Syī Sā-hā-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shi Sahalha
    • Palladius: Си Сахала (Si Saxala)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ sä⁵⁵ xä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xī Sǎhālā
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄙㄚˇ ㄏㄚ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Si Sǎhala
    • Wade–Giles: Hsi¹ Sa³-ha¹-la¹
    • Yale: Syī Sǎ-hā-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shi Saahalha
    • Palladius: Си Сахала (Si Saxala)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ sä²¹⁴⁻²¹ xä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai¹ saat³ haa¹ laai¹
    • Yale: sāi saat hā lāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ saat⁸ haa¹ laai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ sad³ ha¹ lai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ saːt̚³ haː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Se-sat-hah-la
    • Tâi-lô: Se-sat-hah-la
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sesathahlaf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ ha(ʔ)⁵ la³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² sat̚³²⁻⁵ ha(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ la⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² sat̚³²⁻⁴ ha(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ la⁴⁴/

Proper noun

西撒哈拉

1. Western Sahara (A territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa, now mostly occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory)