Cantonese Dictionary

上位

soeng5 wai6*2

Mandarin: shang4 wei4

to move up (in grade level), to get promoted (at work)

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上便

soeng6 bin6

Mandarin: shang4 bian4

(preposition | noun | adverb) upper; on; above; top; (noun) superior; above; an expression used by people in Hong Kong to refer to the Mainland (China)

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上個

soeng6 go3

Mandarin: shang4 ge4

[1] the first of two parts, [2] previous or last (e.g., as in last week)

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上個星期

soeng6 go3 sing1 kei4

Mandarin: shang4 ge5 xing1 qi1 (PRC), shang4 ge5 xing1 qi2 (Taiwan)

last week

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上個月

soeng6 go3 jyut6

last month

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上個禮拜

soeng6 go3 lai5 baai3

last week

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上個禮拜

soeng5 go3 lai5 baai3

Mandarin: shang4 ge5 li3 bai4

Simplified: 上个礼拜

last week

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上傳

soeng5 cyun4

Mandarin: shang4 chuan2

to upload

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上內地包二奶

soeng5 noi6 dei6 baau1 ji6 naai5*1

Cantonese

keeping a mainland mistress; taking mainland mistresses

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上列

soeng6 lit6

Mandarin: shang4 lie4

The above-listed

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上到頂

soeng5 dou3 deng2

Mandarin: shang4 dao4 ding3

to the top

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上前

soeng5 cin4

Mandarin: shang4 qian2

come/go forward

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上升

soeng5 sing1

Mandarin: shang4 sheng1

to ascend

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上升次序

soeng6 sing1 ci3 zeoi6

Mandarin: shang4 sheng1 ci4 xu4

ascending order

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上升趨勢

soeng5 sing1 ceoi1 sai3

Mandarin: shang4 sheng1 qu1 shi4

[n] uptrend

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上午

soeng6 ng5

Mandarin: shang4 wu3

[1] (Used mostly in written Chinese only) morning | Normal Mandarin: 早上; 早晨 | Cant.: 朝早, 上晝 [2] A.M. (ante meridien)

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上半

soeng6 bun3

Mandarin: shang4 ban4

first half

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上半場

soeng6 bun3 coeng4

Mandarin: shang4 ban4 chang3

Simplified: 上半场

First half (of a game)

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上半年

soeng6 bun3 nin4

Mandarin: shang4 ban4 nian2

first half of a year

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上半部

soeng6 bun3 bou6

Mandarin: shang4 ban4 bu4

First half;Upper half

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上卡啦

soeng5 kaa1 laa4

Mandarin: shang4 ka3 la5

Cantonese

to colour in; to add on the colours [colloquial]

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上去

soeng5 heoi3

Mandarin: shang4 qu5

to go up; to ascend

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上口

soeng5 hau2

Mandarin: shang4 kou3

able to read aloud fluently; suitable for reading aloud; make smooth reading

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上古漢語

soeng6 gu2 hon3 jyu5

Mandarin: shang4 gu3 han4 yu3

Old Chinese; Archaic Chinese - the theorized type of Chinese spoken around 1600 BC - 9 AD. Classical Chinese (文言文) is believed to be derived from the grammar and vocabulary of Old Chinese.

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上台

soeng5 toi4

Mandarin: shang4 tai2

to go up to the stage; to rise to authority; to be in the limelight

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上司

soeng6 si1

Mandarin: shang4 si5

boss, superior (grade/rank)

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上吊

soeng5 diu3

Mandarin: shang4 diao4

hang oneself, hanged

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上周

soeng6 zau1

last week

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上周一

soeng6 zau1 jat1

last Monday

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上周三

soeng6 zau1 saam1

last Wednesday

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