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南沙

Nán shādictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 南沙群島|南沙群岛[Nán shā Qún dǎo] / see 南沙區|南沙区[Nán shā Qū]
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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-ff36c89348b441ba. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

南沙 南沙 [Nan2 sha1] /see 南沙群島|南沙群岛[Nan2 sha1 Qun2 dao3]/see 南沙區|南沙区[Nan2 sha1 Qu1]/

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Character information

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  • 南
    nā

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó] / Taiwan pr. [ná]

    nán

    south

    Nán

    surname Nan

  • 沙
    shā

    granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[lì] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

    shà

    (dialect) to sift / to sieve

    Shā

    surname Sha

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.