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上乘

上乘

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	ride; mount; make use of ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride
simp. and trad. (上乘)		上	乘

Noun

上乘

(Buddhism) Mahayana; the Great Vehicle
carriage drawn by a team of four horses
first-class horse

Adjective

上乘

best in quality; superior

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shàngchéng, shàngshèng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄥˊ, ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ sing⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
  - Pinyin: shàngchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqchengr
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    上乘
    上城
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)
  - Pinyin: shàngshèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshenq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    上乘
    上聖／上圣
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ sing⁶
  - Yale: seuhng sihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ sing⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² sɪŋ²²/