上好

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	good; well; be fond of
trad. (上好)	上	好
simp. ^#(上好)	上	好
alternative forms	尚好 Min Nan

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shànghǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ hou²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): song-hó
Eastern Min (BUC): siông-hō̤
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siāng-hó / siōng-hó
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): san⁵ hau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shànghǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shànghǎo
  - Wade–Giles: shang⁴-hao³
  - Yale: shàng-hǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqhao
  - Palladius: шанхао (šanxao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    [Show/Hide]
    ^edit
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    上好
    尚好
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ hou²
  - Yale: seuhng hóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ hou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ hou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² hou̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    上好
    尚好
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: song-hó
  - Hakka Romanization System: song ho^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: song⁴ ho³
  - Sinological IPA: /soŋ⁵⁵ ho³¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: siông-hō̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^(h-)ŋo³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-hó
  - Tâi-lô: siāng-hó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaxnghoir
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siaŋ²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siaŋ³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-hó
  - Tâi-lô: siōng-hó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxnghoir
  - IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: san⁵ hau³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /san²¹⁻¹¹ xɒu̯⁴¹/

Adjective

上好

finest; first-class
選用上好的食材／选用上好的食材 ― xuǎnyòng shànghǎo de shícái ― to use the best ingredients

上好其茶箬 [Eastern Min, trad. and simp.]
siông-hō̤ gì dà-niŏh / [suoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^(h-)ŋo³³ ki⁵³ ta⁵³⁻³³ nˡuoʔ⁵] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA]
the best tea leaves

我給你準備了上好的茶葉。 [MSC, trad.]
我给你准备了上好的茶叶。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ gěi nǐ zhǔnbèi le shànghǎo de cháyè. [Pinyin]
I have prepared the finest tea leaves for you.
(dialectal Mandarin, Hakka, Min, Xiang) best; very good