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莎saa1翁jung1

saa1 jung1Shā wēng

English

  1. Shakespeare
  2. an honorific for William Shakespeare
  3. slang or popular culture abbr. of 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4]

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 對英國劇作家、詩人莎士比亞嘅敬稱

Examples

  • 莎翁嘅作品歷久不衰。

    Shakespeare's work never ages.

  • 二零一六年係莎翁逝世四百週年。

    Year 2016 commemorates the 400th anniversary of the death of Shakespeare.

  • 《羅密歐與茱麗葉》係莎翁嘅名作。

    "Romeo and Juliet" is a masterpiece of William Shakespeare.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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