上客

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Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	customer; visitor; guest
simp. and trad. (上客)		上	客

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàngkè

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ haak³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zaon-khaq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shàngkè
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shàngkè
  - Wade–Giles: shang⁴-kʻo⁴
  - Yale: shàng-kè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqkeh
  - Palladius: шанкэ (šankɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    上客
    上課／上课
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ haak³
  - Yale: seuhng haak
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ haak⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ hag³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² haːk̚³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zaon-khaq
  - MiniDict: zaon^去 khah
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zaan-khaq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zɑ̃²² kʰaʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

上客

distinguished guest; esteemed guest

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
上	客
じょう Grade: 1	きゃく Grade: 3
goon

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じょーきゃく (Heiban – )^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key):

Noun

上(じょう)客(きゃく) • (jōkyaku) ^{←じやうきやく (zyaukyaku)^?}

a distinguished guest, guest of honor
a valued customer
- 2017 November 8, “(Biyoshitsu keiei) ikka getsu ichido tēteki ni goraiten ga aru ogyaku-sama wa nanibito imasu ka? ”, in Salon planner K‎:
  
  はじめ一(いっ)か月(げつ)に一(いち)度(ど)のお客(きゃく)様(さま)のことを上(じょう)客(きゃく)と呼(よ)んでいたが
  Hajime ikka getsu ni ichido no o-kyaku-sama no koto o jōkyaku to yonde-ita ga
  At first a customer once per month was called 'jōkyaku' but...

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
上	客
じょう Grade: 1	かく Grade: 3
goon	kan'on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じょーかく (Heiban – )^[2]
IPA^(key):

Noun

上(じょう)客(かく) • (jōkaku) ^{←じやうかく (zyaukaku)^?}

a distinguished guest, guest of honor
a valued customer

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
上	客

Noun

上客 • (sanggaek) (hangeul 상객)

hanja form^? of 상객

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