上海

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) 		上 海
anagram 海上

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. (～市) 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
    她最近跑到上海去了。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Tā zuìjìn pǎo dào Shànghǎi qù le. [Pinyin]
    She ran off to Shanghai recently.
    在上海我還有幾件事情要安排。 [MSC, trad.]
    在上海我还有几件事情要安排。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zài Shànghǎi wǒ háiyǒu jǐ jiàn shìqíng yào ānpái. [Pinyin]
    I still have a few things to arrange in Shanghai.
    儂到上海來了多少辰光了？ [Shanghainese, trad.]
    侬到上海来了多少辰光了？ [Shanghainese, simp.]
    6non 5tau 6zaon-he5 6le-leq8 1tu-sau5 6zen-kuaon1-leq8 [Wugniu]
    How long have you been in Shanghai?
  2. (～縣) (historical) Shanghai (a former county of Shanghai, China)
  3. (chiefly Shanghainese, Suburban Shanghainese Wu) Downtown Shanghai; Inner-city Shanghai; Shanghai city center

Synonyms

  • (city): (abbreviation) 滬／沪 (hù); 申 (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

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

Etymology

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
上海

Proper noun

上海 • (Sanghae) (hangeul 상해)

  1. hanja form? of 상해 (“Shanghai”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
上海

Proper noun

上海

  1. chữ Hán form of Thượng Hải (“Shanghai (a major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China)”)
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