斯高沙

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (斯高沙)		斯	高	沙

Etymology

Borrowed from English Scotia, short for Nova Scotia.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Sīgāoshā

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄍㄠㄕㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ gou¹ saa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Sīgāoshā
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄍㄠㄕㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sygausha
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂa̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si¹ gou¹ saa¹
  - Yale: sī gōu sā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ gou¹ saa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ gou¹ sa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ sɑː⁵⁵/

Proper noun

斯高沙

(～省) (chiefly Canada) Nova Scotia

Synonyms

新斯高沙 (Xīn Sīgāoshā)
諾華斯高沙／诺华斯高沙 (Nuòhuá Sīgāoshā)
新斯科舍 (Xīn Sīkēshè)
新斯科細亞／新斯科细亚 (Xīn Sīkēxìyà)

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