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TSUMUGU · TOCFL A1 (est.) · 詞
沙發 word · TOCFL A1 (est.)
沙發 ＝ 沙 ＋ 發
ㄕㄚ ㄈㄚ · shāfā
noun — a sofa, a couch

字源 FORM — what the parts do

沙sand (沙子)shāchosen for sound, not sense — 沙發 transliterates English "sofa"
發to send out (發出)fāchosen for sound, not sense — the second syllable of "sofa"
沙發，沙子的沙，發出的發。
關 · Related
椅子yǐzia chair — the single seat beside the long sofa客廳kètīngthe living room — where the 沙發 sits