瀟灑

See also: 潇洒 and 瀟洒

Chinese

		river name; sound of rain and wind	spill; sprinkle
trad. (瀟灑)		瀟	灑
simp. (潇洒)		潇	洒
alt. 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): ㄒㄧㄠㄙㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ saa²
Min Nan (POJ): siau-sá

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiāosǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄙㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiausaa
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu¹ saa²
  - Yale: sīu sá
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ saa²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ sa²
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ sɑː³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-sá
  - Tâi-lô: siau-sá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siausar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² sa⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ³³ sa⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² sa⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ sa⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ sa⁴¹/

Adjective

瀟灑

natural and unconstrained; aloof and charming

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)

See also

灑脫／洒脱 (sǎtuō)

Japanese

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

Adjective

瀟灑 (-na inflection, hiragana しょうしゃ, rōmaji shōsha)

Alternative form of 瀟洒

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