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萨

sà

Description

“萨”这个字自己没有意思,它常常用在别的词里,特别是从外国话来的名字。

The character "萨" has no meaning by itself; it is often used in other words, especially names borrowed from foreign languages.

比如“菩萨”和很多外国地名、人名都会用到这个字。

For example, "菩萨" and many foreign place names and personal names use this character.

Meanings

萨sà

character used to transliterate foreign sounds

这个城市的名字里有一个“萨”字。

The name of this city contains the character 'Sa'.

Related words

Notes

  • Etymology

    mainly a phonetic character with no independent meaning, used in transliterations.

  • Usage

    appears in 菩萨 (Bodhisattva), 拉萨 (Lhasa), and many foreign names.

In videos

“听说那个萨巴利诺的高级住宅区是白人的地盘”

青梅竹马(1985)【杨德昌/侯孝贤】 · 风行女王

“那两颗萨卫星就可以用一种很特别的方式”

租几颗上亿元的卫星,能拍到什么? · 影视飓风

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