上海

Chinese

 
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 ocean; sea
simp. and trad.
(上海)		 上 海
anagram 海上

Etymology

Named after 上海浦, literally, "upriver river confluence to the sea".

Pronunciation

Proper noun

上海

  1. (～市) Shanghai
    上海證券交易所 / 上海证券交易所  ―  shànghǎi zhèngquàn jiāoyìsuǒ  ―  Shanghai Stock Exchange
    儂到上海來了多少辰光了？ [Shanghainese, trad.]
    侬到上海来了多少辰光了？ [Shanghainese, simp.]
    [nʊŋ²³ tɔ³⁴ z̻ɑ̃²² he̞⁴⁴ le̞²³ ləʔ tv̩ʷ⁵⁵ sɔ²¹ z̻əɲ²² kɯɑ̃⁴⁴ ləʔ] [IPA]
    How long have you been in Shanghai?

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (上海):

Others:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上 海
しゃん
Grade: 1		 はい
Grade: 2
Irregular

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 上海 (Shànghǎi).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Proper noun

上海 (katakana シャンハイ, rōmaji Shanhai)

  1. Shanghai

Derived terms

References

  1. 1 2 3 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
上海

Proper noun

上海 • (Sanghae) (hangeul 상해)

  1. Hanja form? of 상해 (“Shanghai”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
上海

Proper noun

上海

  1. Hán tự form of Thượng Hải, “Shanghai”
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