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砂
Mandarin · pinyin shā
Meanings
- sand
- gravel
- granule
- variant of 沙 shā
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- 砂
- shā · sand; pebbles, gravel; gritty
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Mandarin tones
1 · sha1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
saa1
Cantonese word readings for 砂. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 沙 (“sand”)
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 沙 (“extremely mushy and/or rough (as sand), texture of a watermelon of good quality”)
- (Malaysia, Singapore) short for 砂拉越 (Shālāyuè, “Sarawak”)
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