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莎拉

莎拉

Chinese

		(grass); Cyperus rotundus; (insect) (grass); Cyperus rotundus; (insect); (phonetic)	to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw
simp. and trad. (莎拉)		莎	拉

Proper noun

莎拉

Sarah

Etymology

Borrowing from English Sarah.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Shālā

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄌㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saa¹ laai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sâ-lâ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: Shālā
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄌㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shalha
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂa̠⁵⁵ la̠⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    沙拉
    莎拉
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saa¹ laai¹
  - Yale: sā lāai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ laai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑː⁵⁵ lɑːi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sâ-lâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: sa´ la´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sa¹ la¹
  - IPA: /sa²⁴⁻¹¹ la²⁴/