瀟灑

See also: 潇洒 and 瀟洒

Chinese

		river name; sound of rain and wind	spill; sprinkle
trad. (瀟灑/瀟洒)		瀟	灑/洒
simp. (潇洒)		潇	洒
alternative forms		蕭灑／萧洒

Etymology

Attestable in Chinese texts from at least the Tang dynasty.

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāosǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄙㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ saa²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): siau-sá

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siao¹ sa³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāosǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄙㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siaosǎ
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-sa³
    • Yale: syāu-sǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiausaa
    • Palladius: сяоса (sjaosa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu¹ saa²
    • Yale: sīu sá
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ saa²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ sa²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ saː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-sá
    • Tâi-lô: siau-sá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siausar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siau⁴⁴⁻²² sa⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siau³³ sa⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siau⁴⁴⁻²² sa⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siau⁴⁴⁻³³ sa⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siau⁴⁴⁻³³ sa⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: siao¹ sa³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siau sà
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siau³³⁻²³ sa²¹³/

Adjective

瀟灑

1. natural and unconstrained; aloof and charming
   • 1985, “日本娃娃”, in 許冠傑 (lyrics), 最緊要好玩, performed by 許冠傑:

     戴起副紫色太陽鏡，人就瀟灑 [Cantonese, trad.]
     戴起副紫色太阳镜，人就潇洒 [Cantonese, simp.]

     daai³ hei² fu³ zi² sik¹ taai³ joeng⁴ geng^3-2, jan⁴ zau⁶ siu¹ saa² [Jyutping]

     One looks cooler after putting on a pair of purple sunglasses

   • 1991, “瀟灑走一回”, in 陳樂融, 王惠玲 (lyrics), 瀟灑走一回, performed by 葉蒨文:

     歲月不知人間多少的憂傷，何不瀟灑走一回 [MSC, trad.]
     岁月不知人间多少的忧伤，何不潇洒走一回 [MSC, simp.]

     suìyuè bùzhī rénjiān duōshǎo di yōushāng, hébù xiāosǎ zǒu yīhuí [Pinyin]

     Time does not know how much distress is in our world; why not live life in an unrestrained way?

Synonyms

• 灑脫／洒脱 (sǎtuō)

Derived terms

• 瀟灑自若／潇洒自若
• 瀟灑風流／潇洒风流
• 風姿瀟灑／风姿潇洒
• 風流瀟灑／风流潇洒

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (瀟灑):

• → Japanese: 瀟(しょう)洒(しゃ) (shōsha)
• → Korean: 소쇄(瀟灑) (soswae)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瀟	灑
しょう Hyōgaiji	しゃ Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Adjective

瀟(しょう)灑(しゃ) • (shōsha) -na (adnominal 瀟(しょう)灑(しゃ)な (shōsha na), adverbial 瀟(しょう)灑(しゃ)に (shōsha ni))

1. Alternative form of 瀟洒