上海

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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
 
ocean; sea
simp. and trad.
(上海)
anagram 海上
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Etymology

Named after 上海浦, a historical river in Shanghai, which was filled in during the late Qing dynasty.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

上海

  1. () Shanghai (a major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China)
    上海證券交易所上海证券交易所  ―  Shànghǎi zhèngquàn jiāoyìsuǒ  ―  Shanghai Stock Exchange
    最近上海 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Tā zuìjìn pǎo dào Shànghǎi qù le.
    She ran off to Shanghai recently.
    上海還有事情安排 [MSC, trad.]
    上海还有事情安排 [MSC, simp.]
    Zài Shànghǎi wǒ háiyǒu jǐ jiàn shìqíng yào ānpái.
    I still have a few things to arrange in Shanghai.
    上海多少辰光 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    上海多少辰光 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    6non 5tau 6zaon-he 6le 0leq 1tu-sau 6zen-kuaon 0leq [Wugniu]
    How long have you been in Shanghai?
  2. () (historical) Shanghai (a former county of Shanghai, China)

Synonyms

  • (city): (abbreviation) (); (shēn)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (上海):
  • Korean: 상해(上海) (Sanghae)
  • Vietnamese: Thượng Hải (上海)

Others:

See also

  • 華亭华亭 (Huátíng), 松江 (Sōngjiāng): two historical major cities now under the juristiction of Shanghai

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しゃん
Grade: 1
はい
Grade: 2
irregular
Alternative spelling
上海 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Shanghai, from the Nanjing court dialect Mandarin 上海 (Shànghǎi).[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

上海(シャンハイ) (Shanhai

  1. Shanghai (a major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China)

Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

上海 (Sanghae) (hangeul 상해)

  1. hanja form? of 상해 (Shanghai)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

上海

  1. chữ Hán form of Thượng Hải (Shanghai).