Cantonese Dictionary

上枱

soeng5 toi2

Mandarin: shang4 tai2

Simplified: 上台

to serve | place on a table; to frame | set someone up; to have a meeting about something [colloquial]

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上架

soeng5 gaa3*2

Cantonese

release (day), Lit. on the shelf [Syn.] 推出(日期)

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上架

soeng5 gaa2

Mandarin: shang4 jia4

Put new product on the shelves

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上校

soeng6 gaau3

Mandarin: shang4 xiao4

high ranking officer in Chinese army; colonel

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上樑不正下樑歪

soeng6 loeng4 bat1 zing3 haa6 loeng4 waai1

Mandarin: shang4 liang2 bu4*2 zheng4 xia4 liang2 wai1

if superiors (leaders; parents) are not good examples, their subordinates (followers, children) will behave unbecomingly

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上樓

soeng5 lau4*2

Mandarin: shang3 lou2

come up; mount stairs; take the stairs up

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上樓上

soeng5 lau4 soeng6

go upstairs

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上機

soeng5 gei1

Mandarin: shang4 ji1

Simplified: 上机

boarding a flight (air travel)

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上機時間

soeng5 gei1 si4 gaan1*3

hands-on time

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上檯

soeng5 toi4

Mandarin: shang4 tai2

Simplified: 上台

to go on stage; to appear on stage; to mount the platform; to come | rise to power [written and colloquial]

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上次

soeng6 ci3

Mandarin: shang4 ci4

the last time; previously; the previous occasion

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上氣唔接下氣

soeng6 hei3 m4 zip3 haa6 hei3

Mandarin: shang4 qi4 n2 jie1 xia4 qi4

Simplified: 上气唔接下气

Cantonese

out of breath; breathless

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上水

soeng6 seoi2

sails upstream; Sheung Shui (East Rail Line station in Hong Kong)

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上法庭

soeng5 faat3 ting4

to go to court

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上流

soeng6 lau4

Mandarin: shang4 liu2

upper class in society; upper reaches of a river

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上流社會

soeng6 lau4 se5 wui6*2

Mandarin: shang4 liu2 she4 hui4

high society; upper class; upper crust of society

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上海

soeng6 hoi2

Mandarin: shang4 hai3

Shanghai, the largest city in China

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上海交通大學

soeng6 hoi2 gaau1 tung1 daai6 hok6

Mandarin: shang4 hai3 jiao1 tong1 da4 xue2

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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上海人

soeng6 hoi2 jan4

Mandarin: Shang4 hai3 ren2

Shanghainese people

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上海合作組織

soeng6 hoi2 hap6 zok3 zou2 zik1

Mandarin: shang4 hai3 he2 zuo4 zu3 zhi1

the Shanghai cooperation organisation (SCO), involving China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrghizstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

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上海商務印書館

soeng6 hoi2 soeng1 mou6 jan3 syu1 gun2

Mandarin: shang4 hai3 shang1 wu4 yin4 shu1 guan3

Commercial Press, Shanghai (from 1897)

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上海商業銀行

soeng6 hoi2 soeng1 jip6 ngan4 hong4

Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd.

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上海大學

soeng6 hoi2 daai6 hok6

Mandarin: shang4 hai3 da4 xue2

Shanghai University

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上海市

soeng6 hoi2 si5

Mandarin: shang4 hai3 shi4

city of Shanghai

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上海戲劇學院

soeng6 hoi2 hei3 kek6 hok6 jyun6*2

Mandarin: shang4 hai3 xi4 ju4 xue2 yuan4

Shanghai Theatrical Institute

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上海浦東機場

soeng6 hoi2 pou2 dung1 gei1 coeng4

Pudong International Airport

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上海浦東發展銀行

soeng6 hoi2 pou2 dung1 faat3 zin2 ngan4 hong4

Mandarin: shang4 hai3 pu3 dong1 fa1 zhan3 yin2 hang2

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

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上海灘

soeng6 hoi2 taan1

Mandarin: shang4 hai3 tan1

Simplified: 上海滩

The Bund, which is also known as Waitan

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上海航空

soeng6 hoi2 hong4 hung1

Mandarin: shang4 hai3 hang2 kong1

Shanghai Airlines

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上海航空公司

soeng6 hoi2 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1

Mandarin: shang4 hai3 hang2 kong1 gong1 si1

Shanghai Airlines

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