在丄

Modern pronunciations resulted from lenition of 在 (MC dzojX|dzojH) and 上 (MC dzyangX|dzyangH), and then optional glottalization of 在.

在丄 (Northern Wu)

1. to be at, to be in

   本書寫在丄。 [Suzhounese, trad.]
   本书写在丄。 [Suzhounese, simp.]

   ³pen ¹syu ³sia ⁰leq-laon₀ [Wugniu]

   Written in this book.

在丄 (Northern Wu)

1. at, in

• (at):

在丄 (Northern Wu)

1. Used to indicate the continuous aspect.

   我在丄睏覺。 [Northern Wu, trad.]
   我在丄困觉。 [Northern Wu, simp.]

   ⁴ngeu ⁸leq-gnian₀ ⁵khuen-kau₅ [Wugniu]

   I am sleeping.

2. Used to indicate the perfective aspect.

When placed at the end of a sentence, glottalized pronunciations are preferred. The compound tends to attach onto the preceding term.

This orthography is an etymological spelling that can be applied to all lects. However, its usage may be limited, and phonetic spellings, such as 辣浪, 勒浪, may be preferred instead.

This term is considered archaic in mordern Urban Shanghainese, and 在許／在许 is preferred instead.