Cantonese words starting with S
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上界
soeng6 gaai3upper bound
上交
soeng6 gaau1to hand over to; to seek connections in high places
上校
soeng6 gaau3high ranking officer in Chinese army
上繳上缴
soeng6 giu2to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities
上個上个
soeng6 go3first (of two parts); previous
上個月上个月
soeng6 go3 jyut6last month
上個星期上个星期
soeng6 go3 sing1 kei4last week
上桿上杆
soeng6 gon1backswing (golf)
上高
soeng6 gou1above; up there (Cantonese)
上高縣上高县
soeng6 gou1 jyun6Shanggao, a county in Yichun City 宜春市[Yi2 chun1 Shi4], Jiangxi
上古
soeng6 gu2the distant past; antiquity
上古漢語上古汉语
soeng6 gu2 hon3 jyu5Old Chinese (linguistics)
上官
soeng6 gun1two-character surname Shangguan
上供
soeng6 gung1to make offerings (to gods or ancestors)
上下
soeng6 haa6the top and bottom of sth; to go up and down; (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so; all members of a group (as in 舉國上下|举国上下[ju3 guo2 shang4 xia4] "the entire nation")
上下班
soeng6 haa6 baan1to start and finish work
上下床
soeng6 haa6 cong4bunk bed
上下九
soeng6 haa6 gau2Shangxiajiu-A place in Guangzhou
上下其手
soeng6 haa6 kei4 sau2to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
上下文
soeng6 haa6 man4(textual) context
上下文菜單上下文菜单
soeng6 haa6 man4 coi3 daan1context menu (computing)
上下五千年
soeng6 haa6 ng5 cin1 nin4Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章|曹余章[Cao2 Yu2 zhang1]
上限
soeng6 haan6upper bound
上行
soeng6 hang4(of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital); to submit (a document) to higher authorities
上行下傚上行下效
soeng6 hang4 haa6 haau6subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
上合
soeng6 hap6SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) (abbr. for 上海合作組織|上海合作组织[Shang4 hai3 He2 zuo4 Zu3 zhi1])
上頜上颌
soeng6 hap6maxilla (upper jaw)
上頜骨上颌骨
soeng6 hap6 gwat1maxilla (upper jaw)
上合組織上合组织
soeng6 hap6 zou2 zik1Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
上汽
soeng6 hei3abbr. for 上海汽車工業集團|上海汽车工业集团, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC)
上氣不接下氣上气不接下气
soeng6 hei3 bat1 zip3 haa6 hei3(idiom) to be out of breath; to gasp for air
上氣唔接下氣上气唔接下气
soeng6 hei3 m4 zip3 haa6 hei3out of breath; breathless
尚可
soeng6 ho2not bad
尚饗尚飨
soeng6 hoeng2I beg you to partake of this sacrifice (used at the end of an elegiac address)
上海
soeng6 hoi2Shanghai municipality (short name 滬|沪[Hu4])
上海白菜
soeng6 hoi2 baak6 coi3baby bok choy
上海財經大學上海财经大学
soeng6 hoi2 coi4 ging1 daai6 hok6Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE)
上海大學上海大学
soeng6 hoi2 daai6 hok6Shanghai University
上海大劇院上海大剧院
soeng6 hoi2 daai6 kek6 jyun2Shanghai Grand Theater
上海街
soeng6 hoi2 gaai1Shanghai street, a street in central Kowloon of Hong Kong
上海交通大學上海交通大学
soeng6 hoi2 gaau1 tung1 daai6 hok6Shanghai Jiao Tong University
上海合作組織上海合作组织
soeng6 hoi2 hap6 zok3 zou2 zik1Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
上海汽車工業集團上海汽车工业集团
soeng6 hoi2 hei3 ce1 gung1 jip6 zaap6 tyun4Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC)
上海戲劇學院上海戏剧学院
soeng6 hoi2 hei3 kek6 hok6 jyun2Shanghai Theatrical Institute
上海音樂學院上海音乐学院
soeng6 hoi2 jam1 ngok6 hok6 jyun2Shanghai Conservatory of Music
上海人
soeng6 hoi2 jan4Shanghainese people
上海文廣新聞傳媒集團上海文广新闻传媒集团
soeng6 hoi2 man4 gwong2 san1 man4 cyun4 mui4 zaap6 tyun4Shanghai Media Group
上海外國語大學上海外国语大学
soeng6 hoi2 ngoi6 gwok3 jyu5 daai6 hok6Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)
上海浦東發展銀行上海浦东发展银行
soeng6 hoi2 pou2 dung1 faat3 zin2 ngan4 hong4Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
上海市
soeng6 hoi2 si5Shanghai municipality (short name 滬|沪[Hu4])
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