沙士

shāshì
  1. (loanword) sarsaparilla (carbonated soft drink)
  2. (HK) (loanword) SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)

CEDICT

loanword hong kong

Entry Composition

1 沙 shā
  1. granule
  2. hoarse
  3. raspy
  4. sand
  5. powder
  6. abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

classifier: 粒
2 士 shì
  1. member of the senior ministerial class (old)
  2. scholar (old)
  3. bachelor
  4. honorific
  5. soldier
  6. noncommissioned officer
  7. specialist worker