沙 (saa1 | sha1) : sand

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沙

saa1

sha1

[1] sand; grit; tiny gravel
[2] sth resembling sand; sth granular or powdery
[3] utensils made of sand or pottery clay
[4] [adj] (of voice) hoarse; husky

(Classifier(s): 粒)

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

沙

This word has been viewed 15262 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Aug 2009 14:18

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尖沙嘴 zim1 saa1 zeoi2 = Tsim Sha Tsui - a Hong Kong district; also 尖沙咀粵

沙石 saa1 sek6 sha1 shi2 = gravel; sandstone

沙展 saa1 zin2 = sergeant 粵

沙紙 saa1 zi2 sha1 zhi3 = certificate 粵

沙泥 saa1 nai4 = mud

沙岩 saa1 ngaam4 sha1 yan2 = sandstone

流沙 lau4 saa1 liu2 sha1 = quicksand

沙龍快相 saa1 lung4 faai3 soeng1*2 = speed camera

沙門魚 saa1 mun4 jyu4*2 sha1 men2 yu2 = salmon

流沙包 lau4 saa1 baau1 liu2 sha1 bao1 = a flowing egg custard bun

沙場 saa1 coeng4 sha1 chang3 = sandpit; battleground; battlefield

沙葛 saa1 got3 sha1 ge3 = yam bean

沙田 saa1 tin4 = farmland / Shatin

沙甸魚 saa1 din6*1 jyu4*2 = sardine 粵

沙律 saa1 leot6*2 = salad

美沙酮 mei5 saa1 tung4 = methadone

沙灘 saa1 taan1 sha1 tan1 = beach

沙灘巾 saa1 taan1 gan1 sha1 tan1 jin1 = beach towel

沙河粉 saa1 ho4 fan2 = sha hor fun - broad rice noodles

沙拉 saa1 laai1 sha1 la1 = salad 國

沙士 saa1 si6*2 sha1 shi4 = SARS - transliteration; [台]: sarsaparilla

跌落地揦返拃沙 dit3 lok6 dei6 laa2 faan1 zaa6 saa1 die1 luo4 di4 la2 fan3 zhan3 sha1 = to salvage one's pride; to save face 粵

紅豆沙 hung4 dau6*2 saa1 hong2 dou4 sha1 = red bean soup

沙律醬 saa1 leot6*2 zoeng3 = salad dressing

沙土 saa1 tou2 sha1 tu3 = sandy soil

沙子 saa1 zi2 sha1 zi5 = sand 國

沙發 so1 faa2 sha1 fa1 = sofa; internet slang for first post

沙丁魚 saa1 ding1 jyu4*2 sha1 ding1 yu2 = sardine 國

尖沙咀 zim1 saa1 zeoi2 jian1 sha1 zui3 = Tsim Sha Tsui - a Hong Kong district 尖沙嘴粵

愛沙尼亞 oi3 saa1 nei4 aa3 ai4 sha1 ni2 ya3 (Taiwan), ai4 sha1 ni2 ya4 (PRC) = Estonia

長沙灣 coeng4 saa1 waan1*4 chang2 sha1 wan1 = Cheung Sha Wan (MTR station, poultry market in HK)

風沙 fung1 saa1 feng1 sha1 = wind-borne sand

沙沙聲 saa1*4 saa1*2 seng1 = froufrou, susurrus

豆沙 dau6 saa1 dou4 sha1 = sweetened bean paste

沙虱 saa1 sat1 = chigger

幼沙糖 jau3 saa1 tong4 = granulated sugar

沙粉 saa1 fan2 = emery powder

沙蟲 saa1 cung4*2 = lugworm, sipunculids

沙甸 saa1 din6*1 = sardine

撻沙魚 taat3 saa1 jyu4*2 = Macao sole

沙梨 saa1 lei4*2 = a species of pear, with gritty pulp

沙律蝦角 saa1 leot6*2 haa1 gok3*2 = shrimp dumpling with dressing

綠豆沙 luk6 dau6*2 saa1 = green bean soup

長沙發 coeng4 so1 faa2 = chesterfield (type of sofa)

含沙射影 ham4 saa1 se6 jing2 han2 sha1 she4 ying3 = to attack someone by innuendo/insinuations; to spread unfounded rumors

沙門氏菌 saa1 mun4 si6 kwan2 sha1 men2 shi4 jun4 (Taiwan), sha1 men2 shi4 jun1 (PRC) = salmonella

沙爹 saa1*3 de1 sha1 die1 = satay

冰沙 bing1 saa1 bing1 sha1 = slushie; smoothie; crushed ice drink; frappucino

沙龍 saa1 lung4 sha1 long2 = salon (loanword); a traffic camera that catches speeders; (placename) Sar Lung

沙塵暴 saa1 can4 bou6 sha1 chen2 bao4 = sandstorm

沙皮狗 saa1 pei4 gau2 = Shar-pei (lit., "sand skin dog")

沙漏 saa1 lau6 sha1 lou4 = hourglass

沙田海 saa1 tin4 hoi2 = Sha Tin Hoi

沙暴 saa1 bou6 = sandstorm

沙坑 saa1 haang1 = bunkers (sand traps in golf)

炕沙 hong3 saa1 = to reach a deadlock 粵

泥沙 nai4 saa1 = clay; soil; earth; silt

沙化 saa1 faa3; saa1 faa3*2 = desertification; sofa/couch

沙文主義 saa1 man4 zyu2 ji6 sha1 wen2 zhu3 yi4 = chauvinism

沙啞 saa1 aa2/ngaa2 sha1 ya3 = [adj] hoarse

沙啞音 saa1 aa2 /ngaa2 jam1 = [n] a hoarse sound

沙眼 saa1 ngaan5 = [n] trachoma (infectious disease of the eye caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis)

沙洲 saa1 zau1 = [n] a shoal; a sandbank; (placename) Sar Chau

散沙 saan2 saa1 san3 sha1 = scattered sand, a lack of organization

神沙 san4 saa1 = small change, loose change, coins 粵

撻沙 taat3 saa1 = tonguesole (fish)

華沙卑 waa4 saa1 bei1 = [n] wasabi (as a loanword)

伊利沙伯體育館 ji1 lei6 saa1 baak3 tai2 juk6 gun2 yi1 li4 sha1 bo2 ti3 yu4 guan3 = Queen Elizabeth Stadium

伊利沙伯醫院 ji1 lei6 saa1 baak3 ji1 jyun6*2 = [n] Queen Elizabeth Hospital

沙茶醬 saa1 caa4 zoeng3 = satay sauce 粵

沙金 saa1 gam1 sha1 jin1 = alluvial gold; placer gold

沙沙 saa1 saa1 sha1 sha1 = [onom.] represents a rustling sound

沙威馬 saa1 wai1 maa5 sha1 wei1 ma3 = shawarma, döner kebab

沙膽 saa1 daam2 = (negative) brave; courageous 粵

美沙酮診療所 mei5 saa1 tung4 can2 liu4 so2 = a methadone clinic (common formation)

沙發床 so1 faa2 cong4 sha1 fa1 chuang2 = a sofa bed; a studio couch; a davenport (convertible sofa bed)

刮沙 gwaat3 saa1 = to barely get by (financially); a way to cure sickness 粵

豆沙喉 dau6 saa1 hau4 = a hoarse sounding voice

沙漠玫瑰 saa1 mok6 mui4 gwai3 = Adenium obesum (desert rose)

海金沙 hoi2 gam1 saa1 = Lygodium dichotomum (climbing fern)

美沙酮診所 mei5 saa1 tung4 can2 so2 = methadone clinic (common formation)

生沙淋 saang1 saa1 lam4 = trouble with urinary stones; kidney stones

喉沙 hau4 saa1 = sounding hoarse (as in a smoker's voice)

沙灘老鼠 saa1 taan1 lou5 syu2 sha1 tan1 lao3 shu3 = beach robbers

沙田友 saa1 tin4 jau5*2 = the people living in Sha Tin (Hong Kong) 粵

豆沙月餅 dau6*2 saa1 jyut6 beng2 dou4 sha1 yue4 bing3 = bean paste mooncake

縮沙 suk1 saa1 = chicken out 粵

一盤散沙 jat1 pun4 saan2 saa1 yi1 pan2 san3 sha1 = (like) a sheet of loose sand, in a state of disunity

沙沙滾 saa1*4 saa1*4 gwan2 = to swing, to be a swinger (date many people); careless, slapdash 粵

食沙 sik6 saa1 = to eat 粵

沙塵 saa1 can4 sha1 chen2 = dust ; boastful

沙塵白攉 saa1 can4 baak6 fok3 = self-important and arrogant (also 沙塵)

沙井 saa1 zeng2 = a manhole

沙井蓋 saa1 zing2 goi3 sha1 jing3 gai4 = manhole cover

碌地沙 luk1 dei6 saa1 = roll about; wallow; flounder; sway 粵

崩沙 bang1 saa1 = Bengsha (butterfly biscuit)

沙嗲 saa1*3 de1 sha1 dia3 = satay

沙嗲醬 saa1 de1 zoeng3 = satay sauce

沙蟹桌 saa1 haai5 zoek3 = a blackjack table in a casino 粵

沙淋 saa1 lam4 = urinary stones, kidney stones 粵

沙彌 saa1 nei4 = a male religious novice

叻沙 lak6 saa1 le4 sha1 = laksa, a spicy Chinese-Malay noodle soup

沙喇 saa1 laa2 = wrong 粵

沙鼠 saa1 syu2 sha1 shu3 = a gerbil

沙示 saa1 si6*2 = [港]: sarsaparilla, sarsae

曬黑沙龍 saai3 hak1 saa1 lung4 sha4 hei1 sha1 long2 = a tanning salon (common formation)

沙拉米 saa1 laai1 mai5 sha1 la1 mi3 = salami (as a loanword)

鰨沙魚 taat3 saa1 jyu4*2 = a flatfish 粵

鰨沙 taat3 saa1 = a flatfish 粵

沙蟬 saa1 sim4 = a cicada 粵

飛沙走奶 fei1 saa1 zau2 naai5 fei1 sha1 zou3 nai3 = coffee or tea without sugar and milk 粵

沙池 saa1 ci4 sha1 chi2 = [1]sandbox (playground) [2] sandpit (golf)

沙丘 saa1 yau1 sha1 qiu1 = sand dunes

沙灘波 saa1 taan1 bo1 sha1 tan1 bo1 = beach ball 粵

沙琪瑪 saa1 kei4 maa5 sha1 qi2 ma3 = Sachima

啞仔飲沙士，有氣講唔出 aa2 zai2 jam2 sha1 si6*2, jau5 hei3 gong2 m4 ceot1 ya3 zai3 yin3 sha1 shi4, you3 qi4 jiang3 wu2 chu1 = to be unable to express one's anger 粵

斬腳趾避沙蟲 zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4 zhan3 jiao3 zhi3 bi4 sha1 chong2 = Use unnecessarily drastic counter measures (ones that hurt oneself) to deal with a minor issue 粵

沙哩弄銃 saa4 li1 lung6 cung3 = to mess around, to fiddle about; to act unwisely, to mess up a problem or situation, to act irresponsibly 粵

影沙龍 jing2 saa1 lung4 ying3 sha1 long2 = 1. high quality professional photos taken at a photo studio 2.of a hidden speed detector to snap a photograph 粵

玩泥沙 waan4*2 nai4 saa1 wan2 ni2 sha1 = 1. play with sand 2. child games; fooling around 粵

鐵沙梨 tit3 saa1 lei4*2 tie3 sha1 li2 = a very stingy person; a close-fisted and miserly person 粵

高力豆沙 gou1 lik6 dau6*2 saa1 gao1 li4 dou4 sha1 = red bean puree puffs

沙包 saa1 baau1 sha1 bao1 = punching bag / ball

文化沙漠 man4 faa3 saa1 mok6 wen2 hua4 sha1 mo4 = cultural desert

沙漠 saa1 mok6 sha1 mo4 = desert

沙特阿拉伯 saa1 dak6 aa3 laai1 baak3 sha1 te4 a1 la1 bo2 = Saudi Arabia

沙烏地阿拉伯 saa1 wu1 dei6 aa3 laai1 baak3 sha1 wu1 di4 a4 la1 bo2 = Saudi Arabia

沙田柚 saa1 tin4 jau6*2 = Shatian pomelo (type of fruit)

沙面 saa1 min6*2 = Shamian

長沙 coeng4 saa1 chang2 sha1 = Changsha

愛沙尼亞的 oi3 saa1 nei4 aa3 dik1 ai4 sha1 ni2 ya4 de5 = [adj] Estonian 國

愛沙尼亞人 oi3 saa1 nei4 aa3 jan4 ai4 sha1 ni2 ya4 ren2 = an Estonian person

愛沙尼亞語 oi3 saa1 nei4 aa3 jyu5 ai4 sha1 ni2 ya4 yu3 = Estonian language

押沙龍 aap3 saa1 lung4 ya1 sha1 long2 = Absalom

南沙 naam4 saa1 nan2 sha1 = Nansha (Spratly) Islands

沙利邁度 saa1 lei6 maai6 dou6 sha1 li4 mai4 du4 = thalidomide

沙特 saa1 dak6 sha1 te4 = Saudi Arabia

沙林 saa1 lam4 sha1 lin2 = sarin

岩沙海葵毒素 ngaam4 saa1 hoi2 kwai4 duk6 sou3 yan2 sha1 hai3 kui2 du2 su4 = palytoxin

加沙 gaa1 saa1 jia1 sha1 = Gaza

加沙地帶 gaa1 saa1 dei6 daai3 jia1 sha1 di4 dai4 = Gaza Strip

滅火沙桶 mit6 fo2 saa1 tung2 mie4 huo3 sha1 tong3 = fire bucket, sand bucket

傷寒沙門氏菌 soeng1 hon4 saa1 mun4 si6 kwan2 shang1 han2 sha1 men2 shi4 jun4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) = salmonella typhimurium

白沙工農區 baak6 saa1 gung1 nung4 keoi1 bai2 sha1 Gong1 nong2 qu1 = Baisha Gongnong area (area in Sichuan)

白沙鄉 baak6 saa1 hoeng1 bai2 sha1 xiang1 = Paisha (village in Taiwan), Pak Sar Heung

川沙 cyun1 saa1 chuan1 sha1 = Chuansha (place in Shanghai)

金沙 gam1 saa1 jin1 sha1 = Jinsha (place in Guizhou)

南沙群島 naam4 saa1 kwan4 dou2 = Nansha Qundao/Spratly Islands

沙田馬場 saa1 tin4 maa5 coeng4 = Sha Tin Racecourse

沙河 saa1 ho4 sha1 he2 = Shahe (city in Hebei)

河沙 ho4 saa1 he2 sha1 = Ganges river

英吉沙 jing1 gat1 saa1 ying1 ji2 sha1 = Yingjisha (place in Xinjiang)

華沙 waa4 saa1 hua2 sha1 = Warsaw

沙地阿拉伯 saa1 dei6 aa3 laai1 baak3 = Saudia Arabia (alternate form)

撒哈拉沙漠 saat3 haa1 laai1 saa1 mok6 = Sahara Desert

沙翁 saa1 jung1 = [n] sweet dessert made of egg (chinese doughnut); Shakespeare (old man Sha)

大沙河 daai6 saa1 ho4 da4 sha1 he2 = Dasha River (in Shanxi)

尖沙咀東 zim1 saa1 zeoi2 dung1 jian1 sha1 zui3 dong1 = Tsim Sha Tsui East

白沙 baak6 saa1 bai2 sha1 = Baisha (located in Hainan), Pak Sar

西沙群島 sai1 saa1 kwan4 dou2 xi1 sha1 qun2 dan3 = the Xisha Islands

東沙群島 dung1 saa1 kwan4 dou2 dong1 sha1 qun2 dao3 = the Dongsha Islands

華沙條約 waa4 saa1 tiu4 joek3 hua2 sha1 tiao2 yue1 = the Warsaw Treaty (1955)

土地沙化 tou2 dei6 saa1 faa3 tu3 di4 sha1 hua4 = desertification of land; desert encroachment (common formation)

伊利沙白 ji1 lei6 saa1 baak6 = Elizabeth

沙特爾貓 saa1 dak6 ji5 maau1 sha1 te4 er3 mao1 = chartreux

文化沙龍 man4 faa3 saa1 lung4 wen2 hua4 sha1 long2 = cultural salon

巴沙加牙舞曲 baa1 saa1 gaa1 ngaa4 mou5 kuk1 ba1 sha1 jia1 ya2 wu3 qu3 = passacaglia

喇沙書院 laa1 saa1 syu1 jyun6*2 la1 sha1 shu1 yuan4 = La Salle College

文化沙漠化 man4 faa3 saa1 mok6 faa3 wen2 hua4 sha1 mo4 hua4 = cultural desertification

白沙黎族自治縣 baak6 saa1 lai4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 bai2 sha1 Li2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Baisha Lizu autonomous county (county in Hainan)

金沙鎮 gam1 saa1 zan3 jin1 sha1 zhen4 = Chinsha (town in Taiwan)

沙田路 saa1 tin4 lou6 = Sha Tin Road

祖鲁人沙卡 zou2 lou5 jan4 saa1 kaa1 = Shaka Zulu

沙卡帕特南 saa1 kaa1 paa3 dak6 naam4 sha1 ka3 pa4 te4 nan2 = Vishakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam, Vizag

Showing all 3 examples containing 沙

我走向沙灘國
I walked towards the beach.
[Could possibly be used in spoken Cantonese too, an editor will confirm soon. bernard: spoken cantonese would have a different sentence structure to express this.]

我走遍沙灘國
I walk all along the beach.

沙地唔食力﹐唔好走咁快。粵
Sandy road surface doesn't provide much friction. Don't run too fast.

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