莎車

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (莎車)		莎	車
simp. (莎车)		莎	车

Etymology

First attested in Yi Zhou Shu; also attested in the Book of Han.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Shāchē, Shājū, Suōjū

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄔㄜ, ㄕㄚㄐㄩ, ㄙㄨㄛㄐㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saa¹ ce¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland China and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Shāchē
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄔㄜ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Shache
  - Wade–Giles: Sha¹-chʻê¹
  - Yale: Shā-chē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shache
  - Palladius: Шачэ (Šačɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Shājū
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄐㄩ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Shajyu
  - Wade–Giles: Sha¹-chü¹
  - Yale: Shā-jyū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shajiu
  - Palladius: Шацзюй (Šaczjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Suōjū
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛㄐㄩ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Suojyu
  - Wade–Giles: So¹-chü¹
  - Yale: Swō-jyū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Suojiu
  - Palladius: Соцзюй (Soczjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saa¹ ce¹
  - Yale: sā chē
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ tse¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sa¹ cé¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

Proper noun

莎車

(historical) Shache (ancient kingdom in Xinjiang in the time of the Han dynasty)
(～縣) Yarkant (a county of Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)
(～鎮) Yarkant (a town in Yarkant, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)

Descendants

→ English: Shache, So-ch'e