上書

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See also: 上书

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	book; letter
trad. (上書)		上	書
simp. (上书)		上	书

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàngshū

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ syu¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-su

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shàngshū
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shàngshu
  - Wade–Giles: shang⁴-shu¹
  - Yale: shàng-shū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshu
  - Palladius: шаншу (šanšu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    上書／上书
    上疏
    尚書／尚书
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ syu¹
  - Yale: seuhng syū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ sy¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ xu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² syː⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    上書／上书
    尚書／尚书
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-su
  - Tâi-lô: siōng-su
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngsw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

Verb

上書

to submit a document to one's superior or higher authorities; to present a petition
聯名上書／联名上书 ― liánmíng shàngshū ― to submit a joint petition
(archaic) to memorialize the emperor
(archaic) to teach a new lesson

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
上	書
じょう Grade: 1	しょ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じょーしょ (Atamadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

上(じょう)書(しょ) • (jōsho) ^{←じやうしよ (zyausyo)^?}

giving a letter to the government, lord or noble to express one's opinion; or the letter of them

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
上	書
うわ Grade: 1	か(き) > が(き) Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Noun

上(うわ)書(がき) • (uwagaki) ^{←うはがき (ufagaki)^?}

Alternative spelling of 上書き: superscription; overwrite

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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