上方
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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 |
square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (上方) |
上 | 方 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shàngfang
- Wade–Giles: shang4-fang1
- Yale: shàng-fāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqfang
- Palladius: шанфан (šanfan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: soeng6 fong1
- Yale: seuhng fōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: soeng6 fong1
- Guangdong Romanization: sêng6 fong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sœːŋ²² fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Noun
上方
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “upper part”): 下方 (xiàfāng)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 上 | 方 |
| かみ Grade: 1 |
かた > がた Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
Proper noun
- The Kyoto and Osaka area in Edo period culture.