響沙灣

響沙灣

Chinese

		to make a sound; to sound; to ring to make a sound; to sound; to ring; (a measure word for sound); loud	granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar	bay; gulf
trad. (響沙灣)		響	沙	灣
simp. (响沙湾)		响	沙	湾

Etymology

After the humming, buzzing, or roaring sound produced by the area's sand dunes during dry weather.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xiǎngshāwān

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄚ ㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng² saa¹ waan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xiǎngshāwān
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄚ ㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Siǎngshawan
    • Wade–Giles: Hsiang³-sha¹-wan¹
    • Yale: Syǎng-shā-wān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheangshauan
    • Palladius: Сяншавань (Sjanšavanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂä⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoeng² saa¹ waan¹
    • Yale: héung sā wāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng² saa¹ waan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêng² sa¹ wan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ³⁵ saː⁵⁵ waːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

響沙灣

1. Xiangshawan; Whistling Dune Bay (an area of the Kubuqi Desert (庫布其沙漠) in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China)