薩克斯風

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (薩克斯風) 薩克斯
simp. (萨克斯风) 萨克斯

Etymology

Borrowed from English saxophone, via Shanghainese.

Pronunciation


Note: sak-khér-sṳ-fong - from Mandarin.
  • Southern Min
  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 1sa-kheq7-sy1-fon1; 7saq-kheq7-sy1-fon1
      • MiniDict: sa kheh sy fon; sah kheh sy fon
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 1sa-kheq4-sr1-fon1; 4saq-kheq4-sr1-fon1
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sa⁵⁵ kʰəʔ³³ sz̩³³ foŋ²¹/, /saʔ³³ kʰəʔ⁵⁵ sz̩³³ foŋ²¹/

Noun

薩克斯風

  1. (chiefly Taiwan, music) saxophone

Synonyms