薩 (saat3 | sa4) : Buddhist gods; (transliteration)

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薩

saat3

sa4

[1] a general name of Buddhist gods or immortals; Buddha [2] transliteration of the 'sat' syllable in 'boddhisattva' etc
[3] a Chinese family name

This character is commonly used for transliterating all sorts of names.

Stroke count: 18

Level: 2

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

薩 / 萨

This word has been viewed 6579 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Feb 2012 05:30

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比薩 bei2 saat3 bi3 sa4 = Pizza Pie; Pisa, Italy

薩克斯管 saat3 hak1 si1 gun2 sa4 ke4 si1 guan3 = saxophone 國

薩爾瓦多 saat3 ji5 ngaa5 do1 sa4 er3 wa3 duo1 = El Salvador

比薩餅 bei2 saat3 beng2 bi3 sa4 bing3 = pizza 國

菩薩 pou4 saat3 pu2 sa4 = (Buddhism) Bodhisattva

觀自在菩薩 gun1 zi6 zoi6 pou4 saat3 = the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara

觀世音菩薩 gun1 sai3 jam1 pou4 saat3 = the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara

皮薩草 pei4 saat3 cou2 = oregano

薩爾薩舞 saat3 ji5 saat3 mou5 sa4 er3 sa4 wu3 = salsa dancing (as a loanword)

巴結有錢人好過拜靈菩薩 baa1 git3 jau5 cin4*2 jan4 hou2 gwo3 baai3 leng4 pou4 saat3 ba1 jie5 you3 qian2 ren2 hao3 guo4 bai4 ling2 pu2 sa4 = it is worthwhile to rub shoulders with the wealthy 粵

薩騎馬 saat3 ke4 maa5 sa4 qi2 ma3 = Sachima

冤豬頭都有盟鼻菩薩 jyun1 zyu1 tau4 dou1 jau5 mang4 bei6 pou4 saat3 yuan1 zhu1 tou2 dou1 you3 meng2 bi4 pu2 sa4 = love is blind 粵

汶萊達魯薩蘭國 man6 loi4 daat6 lou5 saat3 laan4 gwok3 wen2 lai2 da2 lu3 sa4 lan2 guo2 = Brunei Darussalam

哈薩克斯坦 haa1 saat3 hak1 si1 taan2 ha1 sa4 ke4 si1 tan3 = Kazakhstan

薩摩亞 saat3 mo1 aa3 sa4 mo2 ya4 = Samoa

薩拉熱窩 saat3 laai1 jit6 wo1 sa4 la1 re4 wo1 = Sarajevo

德克薩斯 dak1 hak1 saat3 si1 de2 ke4 sa4 si1 = Texas

德克薩斯州 dak1 hak1 saat3 si1 zau1 de2 ke4 sa4 si1 zhou1 = state of Texas

奧薩瑪賓拉丹 ou3 saat3 maa5 ban1 laai1 daan1 = [粵] Osama bin Laden

奧薩瑪賓拉登 ou3 saat3 maa5 ban1 laai1 dang1 = [國] Osama bin Laden

奧薩瑪本拉登 ou3 saat3 maa5 bun2 laai1 dang1 = [普] Osama bin Laden

堪薩斯 ham1 saat3 si1 kan1 sa4 si1 = Kansas

門薩 mun4 saat3 men2 sa4 = Mensa (普 loanword)

吉木薩爾 gat1 muk6 saat3 ji5 ji2 mu4 sa4 er3 = Jimusa'er (place in Xinjiang)

比薩斜塔 bei2 saat3 ce4 taap3 = The Leaning Tower of Pisa

彌勒菩薩 mei4 lak6 pou4 saat3 mi2 le4 pu2 sa4 = Maitreya Bodhisattva

觀音菩薩 gun1 jam1 pou4 saat3 guan1 yin1 pu2 sa4 = Guanyin Bodhisattva, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (The Great Compassion Bodhisattva)

哥薩克 go1 saat3 hak1 ge1 sa4 ke4 = Cossack (people)

李薩如 lei5 saat3 jyu4 = Lissajous (type of curve, seen for example on oscilloscopes)

拉薩 laai1 saat3 la1 sa4 = Lhasa, capital city of Tibet autonomous region

麻薩諸塞 maa4 saat3 zyu1 coi3 ma2 sa4 zhu1 sai4 = Massachusetts

馬薩諸塞 maa5 saat3 zyu1 coi3 ma3 sa4 zhu1 sai4 = Massachusetts

薩拉班德 saat3 laai1 baan1 dak1 sa4 la1 ban1 de2 = sarabande

泥菩薩過江 nai4 pou4 saat3 gwo3 gong1 ni2 pu2 sa4 guo4 jiang1 = in a sorry plight 粵

堪薩斯州 ham1 saat3 si1 zau1 kan1 sa4 si1 zhou1 = state of Kansas

薩達姆侯賽因 saat3 daat6 mou5 hau4 coi3 jan1 = Saddam Hussein

圖爾薩 tou4 ji5 saat3 tu2 er3 sa4 = Tulsa (placename in Oklahoma)

Showing 1 example containing 薩

波拉特係個哈薩克斯坦人；佢唔係美國人呀粵
Borat is from Kazakhstan; he is not an American.

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