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莎

Mandarin · pinyin shā#

katydid (family Tettigoniidae)
phonetic "sha" used in transliteration

Mandarin · pinyin suō#

used in 莎草 suō cǎo

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莎: shā · kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats

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1 · sha1

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saa1 · so1

Cantonese word readings for 莎. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Cyperus rotundus
a kind of tree
to wither
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 蓑

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Used in personal names, place names and transcription.

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only used in 捼莎

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