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莎翁

Shā wēngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Shakespeare / slang or popular culture abbr. of 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Shā shì bǐ yà]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-157133b2d572f31d. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

莎翁 莎翁 [Sha1 weng1] /Shakespeare/slang or popular culture abbr. of 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4]/

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Character information

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  • 莎
    shā

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

    suō

    used in 莎草[suō cǎo]

  • 翁
    wēng

    elderly man / father / father-in-law / neck feathers of a bird (old)

    Wēng

    surname Weng

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.