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沙龍

简沙龙 · 繁沙龍

Mandarin · pinyin shā lóng

salon (loanword)

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沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
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龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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1–2 · sha1 long2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saa1 lung4

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noun · Etymology 1

salon (a large room or establishment)
(figurative) salon (small informal meeting)
(Cantonese) artistic photography

noun · Etymology 2

(Judaism) shalom (traditional Jewish greeting or farewell)

name · Etymology 3

a transliteration of the Hebrew surname שָׁרוֹן, Sharon
a transliteration of the Hebrew surname שָׁרוֹן, Sharon — Ariel Sharon (1928–2014), Israeli politician, former Prime Minister

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