沙螺灣

Chinese

		granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar	aquatic snail	bay; gulf
trad. (沙螺灣)		沙	螺	灣
simp. (沙螺湾)		沙	螺	湾

Etymology

Attested in 粵大記 [1595].

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shāluówān

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saa¹ lo⁴ waan¹

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shāluówān
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shaluówan
    • Wade–Giles: Sha¹-lo²-wan¹
    • Yale: Shā-lwó-wān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shaluouan
    • Palladius: Шаловань (Šalovanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ wän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saa¹ lo⁴ waan¹
    • Yale: sā lòh wāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ lo⁴ waan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sa¹ lo⁴ wan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹ waːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

沙螺灣

1. Sha Lo Wan (a bay on northwestern Lantau Island, Hong Kong)