姚劉沙

See also: 姚刘沙

Chinese

		Yao (surname)	Liu (surname)	granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar
trad. (姚劉沙)		姚	劉	沙
simp. (姚刘沙)		姚	刘	沙

Etymology

From 姚 (yáo) & 劉／刘 (liú), the surnames of the families who originally settled the island.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yáoliúshā

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yáoliúshā
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yáolióusha
    • Wade–Giles: Yao²-liu²-sha¹
    • Yale: Yáu-lyóu-shā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yauliousha
    • Palladius: Яолюша (Jaoljuša)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/

Proper noun

姚劉沙

1. Yaoliusha, a former island of the Yangtze estuary, since merged into Chongming Island.