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

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Shànghǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄞˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): Sang⁴ hai³
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): soeng⁶ hoi²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): siang⁵ hoi²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Sông-hói

(Hailu, HRS): shong^ˋ hoi^ˊ

(Meixian, Guangdong): song⁴ hoi³
Jin (Wiktionary): son³ hai²
Northern Min (KCR): Ciōng-huǒi
Eastern Min (BUC): Siông-hāi
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): syorng⁵ hai³ / syoeng⁵ hai³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Siōng-hái / Siǒng-hái / Siāng-hái

(Teochew, Peng'im): siang⁶ hai²
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶zaon-he₅ / ²zaon₆-he₃
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): shan⁵ hai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Shànghǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Shànghǎi
  - Wade–Giles: Shang⁴-hai³
  - Yale: Shàng-hǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shanqhae
  - Palladius: Шанхай (Šanxaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: Sang⁴ hai³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Sangxaai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saŋ²¹³ xai⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ hoi²
  - Yale: seuhng hói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ hoi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ hoi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² hɔːi̯³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: siang⁵ hoi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siaŋ³² hᵘɔi⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sông-hói
  - Hakka Romanization System: song^ˊ hoi^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: song¹ hoi³
  - Sinological IPA: /soŋ²⁴ hoi̯³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: shong^ˋ hoi^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /ʃoŋ⁵³ hoi²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: song⁴ hoi³
  - Sinological IPA: /sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ hoɪ³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: son³ hai²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /sɒ̃⁴⁵ xai⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Ciōng-huǒi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siɔŋ⁵⁵ xuɛ²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Siông-hāi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^(h-)ŋai³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: syorng⁵ hai³ [Phonetic: syorng⁵ ngai³]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Siō̤ng-hâi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬyɒŋ¹¹ ^(h-)ŋai⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: syoeng⁵ hai³ [Phonetic: syoeng⁵ ngai³]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬyøŋ²¹ ^(h-)ŋai³³²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Penang, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siōng-hái
  - Tâi-lô: Siōng-hái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxnghae
  - IPA (Penang): /siɔŋ²¹ hai⁴⁴⁵/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Singapore): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hai⁴²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ hai⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hai⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siǒng-hái
  - Tâi-lô: Siǒng-hái
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ²² hai⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /siɔŋ³³⁻²² hai⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siāng-hái
  - Tâi-lô: Siāng-hái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaxnghae
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ²²⁻²¹ hai⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: siang⁶ hai²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siăng hái
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ hai⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zaon-he₅
  - MiniDict: zaon^去 he^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zaan-he₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zɑ̃²² he⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²zaon₆-he₃
  - MiniDict: zaon^去 he^上
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /zɑ̃²² he³³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: shan⁵ hai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʂan²¹⁻¹¹ xai̯⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /san²¹⁻¹¹ xai̯⁴¹/

Proper noun

上海

(～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?
(～縣) (historical) Shanghai (a former county of Shanghai, China)
(chiefly Shanghainese, Suburban Shanghainese Wu) Downtown Shanghai; Inner-city Shanghai; Shanghai city center
- (Can we date this quote?), 9:49 from the start, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], 中国语言资源保护工程:
  
  本來是莘莊鎮个，高檔个物事，少來死个。人家呢儕，趁仔地鐵咾到上海去个。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
  本来是莘庄镇个，高档个物事，少来死个。人家呢侪，趁仔地铁咾到上海去个。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
  Originally in Xinzhuang town, whatever that's high-end, there was very few of those things. People always, everybody would go take the metro line to go to the city.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

上合 (Shàng Hé)
上海人 (Shànghǎirén)
上海毛蟹 (Shànghǎi máoxiè)
上海灘 / 上海滩 (Shànghǎitān)
上海言話 / 上海言话
上海話 / 上海话 (shànghǎihuà)
上海閒話 / 上海闲话
上海青 (shànghǎiqīng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (上海):

→ Korean: 상해(上海) (Sanghae)
→ Vietnamese: Thượng Hải (上海)

Others:

→ English: Shang-hai, Shanghae, Shanghai
→ French: Shanghai, Shanghaï, Changhaï
→ Japanese: 上(シャン)海(ハイ) (Shanhai)
→ Korean: 상하이 (Sanghai)
→ Russian: Шанха́й (Šanxáj)
→ Zhuang: Sanghaij

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

(Tokyo) シャンハイ [sháꜜǹhàì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
(Tokyo) シャンハイ [shàńháꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕã̠ɰ̃ha̠i]

Proper noun

上海(シャンハイ) • (Shanhai)

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

Derived terms

上(シャン)海(ハイ)語(ご) (Shanhai-go)

References

↑ ^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)

hanja form^? of 상해 (“Shanghai”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
上	海

Proper noun

上海

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

[NHK-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

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Chinese

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Proper noun

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Japanese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Derived terms

References

Korean

Proper noun

Vietnamese

Proper noun