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
variant 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
(Hokkien, POJ): siau-sá

(Teochew, Peng'im): siao¹ sa³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiāosǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄙㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiausaa
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siaosǎ
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕjɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu¹ saa²
  - Yale: sīu sá
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ saa²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ sa²
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ säː³⁵/
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/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: siao¹ sa³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siau sà
  - IPA ^(key): /siau³³⁻²³ sa²¹³/

Adjective

瀟灑

natural and unconstrained; aloof and charming
- 1985, 許冠傑 (lyrics), “日本娃娃”, in 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 geng³, jan⁴ zau⁶ siu¹ saa² [Jyutping]
  One looks cooler after putting on a pair of purple sunglasses
- 1991, 陳樂融, 王惠玲 (lyrics), “瀟灑走一回”, in 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

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

Alternative form of 瀟洒

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