Usage of the character 萨
Sà
萨
[薩]
- Bodhisattva
- surname Sa
sàsī
萨斯
[薩斯]
- SARS
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Sàjiā
萨迦
[薩迦]
- Sa'gya town and county, Tibetan: Sa skya, in Shigatse prefecture, central Tibet
- saga (i.e. heroic tale)
Wéisà
维萨
[維薩]
- Visa (credit card)
pīsà
批萨
[批薩]
- pizza (loanword)
Sàtè
萨特
[薩特]
- Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), French existential philosopher and novelist
Sànà
萨那
[薩那]
- Sana'a, capital of Yemen
Ruìsà
瑞萨
[瑞薩]
- Renesas Electronics (Japanese microchip company)
sàmǎn
萨满
[薩滿]
- shaman (loanword)
sàdì
萨蒂
[薩蒂]
- sati (illegal Hindu practice)
Sàlì
萨莉
[薩莉]
- Sally (name)
Sàgā
萨嘎
[薩嘎]
- Saga county, Tibetan: Sa dga' rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
bǐsà
比萨
[比薩]
- pizza (loanword)
Sàmó
萨摩
[薩摩]
- Satsuma, the name of a former feudal domain in Japan, and of a former province, a battleship, a district, a peninsula etc
Ménsà
门萨
[門薩]
- Mensa (loanword)
Sàbó
萨博
[薩博]
- Saab
Bāsà
巴萨
[巴薩]
- Barca (nickname for FC Barcelona)
- Baza (town in Grenada, Spain)
pīsà
披萨
[披薩]
- pizza (loanword)
Sàlǐ
萨里
[薩里]
- Surrey (county in England)
Púsà
菩萨
[菩薩]
- Bodhisattva (Buddhism)
Sàdì
萨蒂
[薩蒂]
- Sati (Hindu goddess)
Bǐsà
比萨
[比薩]
- Pisa, town in Toscana, Italy
Sàfēi
萨菲
[薩菲]
- Safi (Moroccan city on the Atlantic coast)
Sà'ěr
萨尔
[薩爾]
- Saarland
Lāsà
拉萨
[拉薩]
- Lhasa, capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區／西藏自治区 ( Xīzàng Zìzhìqū)
Sàdé
萨德
[薩德]
- THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense), US Army anti-ballistic missile system
sàmóyé
萨摩耶
[薩摩耶]
- Samoyed (dog)
Lāsà Shì
拉萨市
[拉薩市]
- Lhasa, Tibetan: Lha sa grong khyer, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區／西藏自治区 ( Xīzàng Zìzhìqū)
sàkèsī
萨克斯
[薩克斯]
- sax
- saxophone
Sàdíkè
萨迪克
[薩迪克]
- Sadiq or Sadik (name)
Sàlǐjùn
萨里郡
[薩里郡]
- Surrey (county in south England)
Nàwǎsà
纳瓦萨
[納瓦薩]
- Navassa
Aìsàkè
艾萨克
[艾薩克]
- Isaac (name)
Sàdámǔ
萨达姆
[薩達姆]
- Saddam
wǎsàbǐ
瓦萨比
[瓦薩比]
- wasabi (loanword)
sàkèguǎn
萨克管
[薩克管]
- sax
- saxophone
Sàdé'ěr
萨德尔
[薩德爾]
- Sadr (name)
- Moqtada Sadr (c. 1973-), Iraqi Shia clergyman and militia leader
Sà'ěrtú
萨尔图
[薩爾圖]
- Sa'ertu district of Daqing city 大慶／大庆 ( Dàqìng), Heilongjiang
Asàdé
阿萨德
[阿薩德]
- Assad (Arabic name)
Sàmǎnjiào
萨满教
[薩滿教]
- Shamanism
méisàlín
梅萨林
[梅薩林]
- muslin or mousseline silk fabric
bǐsàbǐng
比萨饼
[比薩餅]
- pizza (loanword)
- CL:張／张 (zhāng)
Háosàyǔ
豪萨语
[豪薩語]
- the Hausa language
Mósàdé
摩萨德
[摩薩德]
- Mossad
huópúsà
活菩萨
[活菩薩]
- a living Buddha
- fig. compassionate person
- saint
Hāsàkè
哈萨克
[哈薩克]
- Kazakh
- (Tw, HK) Kazakhstan
Tèlǐsà
特里萨
[特里薩]
- Teresa
- Theresa (name)
Fúmósà
福摩萨
[福摩薩]
- Formosa
Sàkèsēn
萨克森
[薩克森]
- Sachsen or Saxony, Bundesland in east of Germany, bordering on Poland and Czech republic, capital Dresden 德累斯頓／德累斯顿 ( Délèisīdùn)
Aódésà
敖德萨
[敖德薩]
- Odessa (city in Ukraine)
nípúsà
泥菩萨
[泥菩薩]
- clay Bodhisattva
sàqímǎ
萨其马
[薩其馬]
- see 沙琪瑪／沙琪玛 (shāqímǎ)
Sàmóyà
萨摩亚
[薩摩亞]
- Samoa
Sàkēqí
萨科齐
[薩科齊]
- Nicolas Sarkozy (1955-), French UMP politician, President 2007-2012
Sàwǎ Hé
萨瓦河
[薩瓦河]
- Sava River, flowing through Southeast Europe
písàbǐng
皮萨饼
[皮薩餅]
- pizza (loanword)
Asàmǔ
阿萨姆
[阿薩姆]
- Assam, India
Sàkèxùn
萨克逊
[薩克遜]
- Saxon
Mùsàwéi
穆萨维
[穆薩維]
- Moussavi, Mir Hussein (1941-), candidate in Iran's disputed 2009 elections
Sàmólín
萨摩麟
[薩摩麟]
- Samotherium (early giraffe)
Pàsàtè
帕萨特
[帕薩特]
- Passat (automobile)
Sàyàn Lǐng
萨彦岭
[薩彥嶺]
- Sayan Mountains, on the border of Russia and Mongolia
Sàlādīng
萨拉丁
[薩拉丁]
- Saladin (c. 1138-1193)
Sàmǐrén
萨米人
[薩米人]
- the Sami people, indigenous people in northern Scandinavia
Yīsàkǎ
伊萨卡
[伊薩卡]
- Ithaca, a Greek island
- Ithaca NY, location of Cornell University 康奈爾／康奈尔 ( Kāngnài'ěr)
Gēsàkè
哥萨克
[哥薩克]
- Cossack (people)
sàlāmǐ
萨拉米
[薩拉米]
- salami (loanword)
sàsībìng
萨斯病
[薩斯病]
- SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
Sà'ěrzhōu
萨尔州
[薩爾州]
- Saarland, state of Germany, capital Saarbrücken 薩爾布呂肯／萨尔布吕肯 ( Sà'ěrbùlükěn)
Sàdátè
萨达特
[薩達特]
- Anwar Al Sadat
Lúsàkǎ
卢萨卡
[盧薩卡]
- Lusaka, capital of Zambia
Méngbāsà
蒙巴萨
[蒙巴薩]
- Mombasa (city in Kenya)
Sàgāxiàn
萨嘎县
[薩嘎縣]
- Saga county, Tibetan: Sa dga' rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
Kānsàsī
堪萨斯
[堪薩斯]
- Kansas, US state
Gésà'ěr
格萨尔
[格薩爾]
- King Gesar, hero of a Tibetan and Mongolian epic cycle
Jīnshāsà
金沙萨
[金沙薩]
- Kinshasa, capital of Zaire
Sà'ěrdá
萨尔达
[薩爾達]
- Zelda (in Legend of Zelda video game) (Tw, HK, Macau)
Sàjiāxiàn
萨迦县
[薩迦縣]
- Sa'gya county, Tibetan: Sa skya rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
Mílè Púsà
弥勒菩萨
[彌勒菩薩]
- Maitreya Bodhisattva
Sàlāmànkǎ
萨拉曼卡
[薩拉曼卡]
- Salamanca, Spain
Sàhāluòfū
萨哈洛夫
[薩哈洛夫]
- Sakharov (Russian name)
Pǔxián Púsà
普贤菩萨
[普賢菩薩]
- Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
Hànsàtóngméng
汉萨同盟
[漢薩同盟]
- Hanseatic League
Xī Sàmóyà
西萨摩亚
[西薩摩亞]
- Western Samoa
Sà'ěrcíbǎo
萨尔茨堡
[薩爾茨堡]
- Salzburg
Jímùsà'ěr
吉木萨尔
[吉木薩爾]
- Jimsar county or Jimisar nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州 ( Chāngjí Huízúzìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang
Hāsàkèrén
哈萨克人
[哈薩克人]
- Kazakh person
- Kazakh people
Aòlǐsàbāng
奥里萨邦
[奧里薩邦]
- Odisha (formerly Orissa), eastern Indian state
Sàbādéluó
萨巴德罗
[薩巴德羅]
- Zapatero (name)
- José Luis Zapatero (1960-), Spanish PSOE politician, prime minister of Spain 2004-2011
Wénshū Púsà
文殊菩萨
[文殊菩薩]
- Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
Hāsàkèwén
哈萨克文
[哈薩克文]
- Kazakh written language
Sà'ěrwǎduō
萨尔瓦多
[薩爾瓦多]
- El Salvador
Bùlāsàshì
布拉萨市
[布拉薩市]
- Brazzaville, capital of Congo (Tw)
sàkèsīfēng
萨克斯风
[薩克斯風]
- saxophone (loanword)
Dékèsàsī
得克萨斯
[得克薩斯]
- Texas, US state
Sà'ěrkēqí
萨尔科奇
[薩爾科奇]
- Sarkozy (name)
- Nicolas Sarkozy (1955-), president of France 2007-2012
Aěrsàsī
阿尔萨斯
[阿爾薩斯]
- Alsace, French department
Sàkèsēnzhōu
萨克森州
[薩克森州]
- Sachsen or Saxony, Bundesland in east of Germany, bordering on Poland and Czech republic, capital Dresden 德累斯頓／德累斯顿 ( Délèisīdùn)
Sàlāgēsà
萨拉戈萨
[薩拉戈薩]
- Zaragoza, Spain
Sàlārèwō
萨拉热窝
[薩拉熱窩]
- Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Yīlìsàbái
伊莉萨白
[伊莉薩白]
- Elizabeth (name)
- also written 伊麗莎白／伊丽莎白
Guānyīn Púsà
观音菩萨
[觀音菩薩]
- Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
Sàhǎnuòfū
萨哈诺夫
[薩哈諾夫]
- (Andrei) Sakharov
Wūpǔsàlā
乌普萨拉
[烏普薩拉]
- Uppsala, Swedish university city just north of Stockholm
Sàfēi Wángcháo
萨非王朝
[薩非王朝]
- Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722
Sàmǎlánqí
萨马兰奇
[薩馬蘭奇]
- Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920-2010), Spanish Olympic official, president of International Olympic Committee 1980-2001
Lóngshù Púsà
龙树菩萨
[龍樹菩薩]
- Nagarjuna (Nagarjuna Bodhisattva)
Kǎsànuòwǎ
卡萨诺瓦
[卡薩諾瓦]
- Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Italian adventurer known for womanizing
Bǐsà Xiétǎ
比萨斜塔
[比薩斜塔]
- Leaning Tower of Pisa
Fóluólúnsà
佛罗伦萨
[佛羅倫薩]
- Florence, city in Italy
Kānsàsīzhōu
堪萨斯州
[堪薩斯州]
- Kansas, US state
Hāsàkèzú
哈萨克族
[哈薩克族]
- Kazakh ethnic group of Xinjiang
Sàshān Wángcháo
萨珊王朝
[薩珊王朝]
- Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)
Sàdé'ěrshì
萨德尔市
[薩德爾市]
- Sadr city (Shia township in East Bagdad)
Sàsāng Wángcháo
萨桑王朝
[薩桑王朝]
- Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)
Sàgélèbù
萨格勒布
[薩格勒布]
- Zagreb, capital of Croatia 克羅地亞／克罗地亚 ( Kèluódìyà)
Sàhèdàngāo
萨赫蛋糕
[薩赫蛋糕]
- Sachertorte, Viennese chocolate cake
Xīlākùsà
锡拉库萨
[錫拉庫薩]
- Syracuse, Sicily
Jīngāngsàduǒ
金刚萨埵
[金剛薩埵]
- Vajrasattva
Léikèsàsī
雷克萨斯
[雷克薩斯]
- Lexus
- see also 凌志 ( Língzhì)
Wéituó Púsà
韦驮菩萨
[韋馱菩薩]
- Skanda, the general or guardian Bodhisattva
Dálánsàlā
达兰萨拉
[達蘭薩拉]
- Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh, north India, home of Tibetan government in exile
Sà'ěrkēqí
萨尔科齐
[薩爾科齊]
- Nicolas Sarkozy (1955-), French UMP politician, President 2007-2012
- also written 薩科齊／萨科齐 ( Sàkēqí)
Sàhǎluófū
萨哈罗夫
[薩哈羅夫]
- Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989), Russian nuclear scientist and dissident human rights activist
Lāsà Tiáoyuē
拉萨条约
[拉薩條約]
- Treaty of Lhasa (1904) between British empire and Tibet
Mǎsàzhūsài
马萨诸塞
[馬薩諸塞]
- Massachusetts, US state
Sà'ěrtúqū
萨尔图区
[薩爾圖區]
- Sa'ertu district of Daqing city 大慶／大庆 ( Dàqìng), Heilongjiang
sàkèsīguǎn
萨克斯管
[薩克斯管]
- sax
- saxophone
Sàsīkǎtōng
萨斯卡通
[薩斯卡通]
- Saskatoon city, Saskatchewan, Canada
Hāsàkèyǔ
哈萨克语
[哈薩克語]
- Kazakh language
Dékèsàsī
德克萨斯
[德克薩斯]
- Texas
Dìzàng Púsà
地藏菩萨
[地藏菩薩]
- Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)
- also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
Sà'ěrwēnjiāng
萨尔温江
[薩爾溫江]
- Salween river, flowing from Tibet into Myanmar
sàmóyēquǎn
萨摩耶犬
[薩摩耶犬]
- Samoyed (dog)
Sàlánsīkè
萨兰斯克
[薩蘭斯克]
- Saransk, capital of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia
Sàkèluòfū
萨克洛夫
[薩克洛夫]
- Sakharov (name)
- Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989), Soviet nuclear physicist and dissident human rights activist
Sàhǎluófūjiǎng
萨哈罗夫奖
[薩哈羅夫獎]
- Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought (awarded by EU since 1988)
Hāsàkèsītǎn
哈萨克斯坦
[哈薩克斯坦]
- Kazakhstan
Sà'ěrpǔsībǎo
萨尔普斯堡
[薩爾普斯堡]
- Sarpsborg (city in Østfold, Norway)
Dékèsàsīzhōu
得克萨斯州
[得克薩斯州]
- Texas, US state
Sàsīkāchèwēn
萨斯喀彻温
[薩斯喀徹溫]
- Saskatchewan province, Canada
Kēsàqíbìngdú
柯萨奇病毒
[柯薩奇病毒]
- Coxsachie A intestinal virus
Xūkōngzàng Púsà
虚空藏菩萨
[虛空藏菩薩]
- Akasagarbha Bodhisattva
Sàkǎshíwéilì
萨卡什维利
[薩卡什維利]
- Mikheil Saakashvili (1967-), Georgian politician, president of Georgia 2004-2013
Dìzàngwáng Púsà
地藏王菩萨
[地藏王菩薩]
- Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)
- also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
Kǎsàbùlánkǎ
卡萨布兰卡
[卡薩布蘭卡]
- Casablanca (Morocco's economic capital)
Sàkèluòfū Jiǎng
萨克洛夫奖
[薩克洛夫獎]
- Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, awarded by the European Parliament annually since 1988
Sàkèlāméntuō
萨克拉门托
[薩克拉門托]
- Sacramento
Sàgádáwájié
萨噶达娃节
[薩噶達娃節]
- Tibetan festival on 15th April marking Sakyamuni's birthday
Guānshìyīn Púsà
观世音菩萨
[觀世音菩薩]
- Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
Jīngāngshǒu Púsà
金刚手菩萨
[金剛手菩薩]
- Vajrapani Bodhisattva
Sà'ěrhǔzhī Zhàn
萨尔浒之战
[薩爾滸之戰]
- Battle of Sarhu in 1619, in which the Manchus under Nurhaci 努爾哈赤／努尔哈赤 ( Nǔ'ěrhāchì) crushed four Ming armies
Sà'ěrbùlükěn
萨尔布吕肯
[薩爾布呂肯]
- Saarbrücken, capital of Saarland, Germany
Sàdīngníyà Dǎo
萨丁尼亚岛
[薩丁尼亞島]
- Sardinia
Sàlāsēn Dìguó
萨拉森帝国
[薩拉森帝國]
- Saracen Empire (medieval European name for Arab empire)
Sàmòsāitèjùn
萨默塞特郡
[薩默塞特郡]
- Somerset county in southwest England
Jímùsà'ěrxiàn
吉木萨尔县
[吉木薩爾縣]
- Jimsar county or Jimisar nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州 ( Chāngjí Huízúzìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang
Shèngsà'ěrwǎduō
圣萨尔瓦多
[聖薩爾瓦多]
- San Salvador, capital of El Salvador
Dékèsàsīzhōu
德克萨斯州
[德克薩斯州]
- state of Texas
Mǎsàzhūsàizhōu
马萨诸塞州
[馬薩諸塞州]
- Massachusetts, US state
Dàshìzhì Púsà
大势至菩萨
[大勢至菩薩]
- Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the Great Strength Bodhisattva
Měishǔ Sàmóyà
美属萨摩亚
[美屬薩摩亞]
- American Samoa
Ahèdìsàlǐ
阿赫蒂萨里
[阿赫蒂薩里]
- Martti Ahtisaari (1937-), Finnish diplomat and politician, veteran peace negotiator and 2008 Nobel peace laureate
Aìsàkè· Niúdùn
艾萨克·牛顿
[艾薩克·牛頓]
- Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), British mathematician and physicist
Anggélǔ Sàkèxùn
盎格鲁萨克逊
[盎格魯薩克遜]
- Anglo-Saxon
Wénshūshīlì Púsà
文殊师利菩萨
[文殊師利菩薩]
- Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
Dàyuàn Dìzàng Púsà
大愿地藏菩萨
[大願地藏菩薩]
- Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)
- also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
Dálèisī Sàlāmǔ
达累斯萨拉姆
[達累斯薩拉姆]
- Dar es Salaam (former capital of Tanzania)
Sàdámǔ· Hóusàiyīn
萨达姆·侯赛因
[薩達姆·侯賽因]
- Saddam Hussein
Sàhǎluófū Rénquánjiǎng
萨哈罗夫人权奖
[薩哈羅夫人權獎]
- the EU Sakharov Human Rights Prize
Sàhǎnuòfū Rénquánjiǎng
萨哈诺夫人权奖
[薩哈諾夫人權獎]
- the EU Sakharov prize for human rights
Wénlái Dálǔsàlánguó
文莱达鲁萨兰国
[文萊達魯薩蘭國]
- Brunei Darussalam
Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu
伊犁哈萨克自治州
[伊犁哈薩克自治州]
- Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang
Mùlěi Hāsàkè Zìzhìxiàn
木垒哈萨克自治县
[木壘哈薩克自治縣]
- Mori Kazakh autonomous county or Mori Qazaq aptonom nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州 ( Chāngjí Huízúzìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang
Bālǐkūn Hāsàkè Zìzhìxiàn
巴里坤哈萨克自治县
[巴里坤哈薩克自治縣]
- Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County in Hami 哈密市 ( Hāmì Shì), Xinjiang
nípúsàguòjiāng,zìshēnnánbǎo
泥菩萨过江，自身难保
[泥菩薩過江，自身難保]
- like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety
- unable to save oneself, let alone others
Akèsài Hāsàkèzú Zìzhìxiàn
阿克塞哈萨克族自治县
[阿克塞哈薩克族自治縣]
- Aksai Kazakh autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
Mǐgé'ěr·dé· Sāiwàntísī· Sàwéidélā
米格尔·德·塞万提斯·萨维德拉
[米格爾·德·塞萬提斯·薩維德拉]
- Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), Spanish novelist, poet and playwright, author of Don Quixote 堂吉訶德／堂吉诃德 ( Tángjíhēdé)