小上海

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	Shanghai
simp. and trad. (小上海)		小	上海
Literally: “Little Shanghai”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xiǎo Shànghǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² soeng⁶ hoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Xiǎo Shànghǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄞˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheau Shanqhae
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² soeng⁶ hoi²
  - Yale: síu seuhng hói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² soeng⁶ hoi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² sêng⁶ hoi²
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ sœːŋ²² hɔːi̯³⁵/

Proper noun

小上海

cities in the vicinity of Shanghai which are economically developed, akin to Shanghai
area or suburb abroad in which Shanghainese immigrants gather and form an ethnic enclave

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