Chinese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Malay sayang.
Pronunciation[edit]
沙央
- (Singapore, Malaysia) to love; to cherish
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of
疼 (“to love; to be fond of; to dote on”)
[map]
| Variety
|
Location
|
Words
|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
|
疼1, 疼愛, 疼惜
|
| Mandarin
|
Taiwan
|
疼1
|
| Malaysia
|
疼
|
| Singapore
|
疼1
|
| Cantonese
|
Guangzhou
|
惜
|
| Hong Kong
|
惜
|
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
|
矜
|
| Macau
|
惜
|
| Guangzhou (Panyu)
|
惜, 痛
|
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
|
惜
|
| Guangzhou (Conghua)
|
赤
|
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
|
嬌
|
| Foshan
|
惜
|
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
|
奇異
|
| Foshan (Shunde)
|
痛, 種
|
| Foshan (Sanshui)
|
痛惜
|
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
|
痛惜
|
| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
|
惜
|
| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
|
惜
|
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
|
赤
|
| Zhuhai (Doumen)
|
恨
|
| Jiangmen (Baisha)
|
赤
|
| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
|
惜
|
| Taishan
|
恨
|
| Kaiping (Chikan)
|
恨
|
| Enping (Niujiang)
|
恨
|
| Heshan (Yayao)
|
痛惜
|
| Dongguan
|
敬
|
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
|
敬
|
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
|
惜, 沙央
|
| Singapore (Guangfu)
|
惜
|
| Hakka
|
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
|
惜
|
| Dongguan (Qingxi)
|
惜
|
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
|
惜
|
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
|
惜
|
| Conghua (Lütian)
|
惜
|
| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
惜
|
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
惜
|
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
惜
|
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
惜
|
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
惜
|
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
惜
|
| Senai (Huiyang)
|
沙央
|
| Kuching (Hepo)
|
惜
|
| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
疼2, 疼痛, 疼惜
|
| Quanzhou
|
疼2, 疼痛, 疼惜
|
| Zhangzhou
|
疼2, 疼痛, 疼惜
|
| Tainan
|
疼2, 惜, 疼痛, 疼惜
|
| Penang (Hokkien)
|
疼2, 惜, 沙央
|
| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
疼2, 惜, 沙央
|
| Manila (Hokkien)
|
疼2
|
| Jieyang
|
惜
|
| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
惜
|
| Singapore (Teochew)
|
惜
|
| Zhongshan Min
|
Shaxi (Longdu)
|
惜
|
| Wu
|
Ningbo
|
值鈿
|
Adjective[edit]
沙央
- (Singapore Hokkien) it's a pity; regrettable
