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soengˍ₆上
Pinyin: shang4
Translations
nounpreceding; previous; last
nounupper; higher; high place
nounon; in; regarding
nounup; upward; to (a higher level)
nounsuperior; senior; top
seoiˊ²水soengˍ₆上lokˍ₆樂jyunˎ₄園
简 水上乐园
Pinyin: shui3 shang4 le4 yuan2
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nounwater world
soengˏ₅上bou˗₃報
简 上报
Pinyin: shang4 bao4
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nounto report to superiors
fuˎ₄扶jiuˎ₄搖zikˍ₆直soengˏ₅上
简 扶摇直上
Pinyin: fu2 yao2 zhi2 shang4
Translations
nounsoar on the wings of a cyclone; rise steeply; skyrocket
soengˍ₆上hoiˊ²海taanˉ¹灘
简 上海滩
Pinyin: shang4 hai3 tan1
Translations
nounthe riverside Bund in Shanghai, referred to by the locals as 外灘
nounThe Bund, which is also known as Waitan
soengˏ₅上dipˊ²碟
Pinyin: shang4 die2
Translations
nounto dish / place / arrange cooked foods onto a plate
soengˍ₆上dangˊ²等fo˗₃貨
简 上等货
Pinyin: shang4 deng3 huo4
Translations
nountop quality goods; first class goods
nountop-class products
zoiˍ₆在﹍...zi1之soengˍ₆上
Pinyin: zai4 zhi1 shang4
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nounabove; upon
wunˍ₆玩lungˍ₆弄jyuˉ¹於guˊ²股zoengˊ²掌ziˉ¹之soengˍ₆上
简 玩弄于股掌之上
Pinyin: wan2 nong4 yu2 gu3 zhang3 zhi1 shang4
Translations
nounplay someone like a fiddle; play someone like a cheap violin
gwaanˉ¹關soengˍ₆上
简 关上
Pinyin: guan1 shang4
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nounto switch off; to close, closing
kapˍ₆及dakˉ¹得soengˏ₅上
Pinyin: ji2 de2 shang4
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nouncome up to
nounIt can be regarded as…; as good/ competent as
soengˍ₆上lauˎ₄流
Pinyin: shang4 liu2
Translations
nounupper class in society; upper reaches of a river
baaiˊ²擺ngoˏ₅我soengˏ₅上toiˊ²檯
简 摆我上枱
Pinyin: bai3 wo3 shang4 tai2
Translations
noun硬要我表態
nounput me on the spot; put me in the spotlight
soengˍ₆上waanˎ₄環
简 上环
Pinyin: shang4 huan2
Translations
nounSheung Wan (MTR station)
gaaiˉ¹街soengˍ₆上
Pinyin: jie1 shang0
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nounin the street
soengˏ₅上hauˊ²口
Pinyin: shang4 kou3
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nounable to read aloud fluently; suitable for reading aloud; make smooth reading
mongˏ₅網soengˍ₆上tauˎ₄投zyu˗₃注
简 网上投注
Pinyin: wang3 shang4 tou2 zhu4
Translations
nouninternet betting
soengˏ₅上baanˉ¹班
Pinyin: shang4 ban1
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nounto go to work. | Cant.: 返工
laaˊ²揦siˊ²屎soengˏ₅上sanˉ¹身
Pinyin: la2 shi3 shang4 shen1
Translations
nounto bring trouble to oneself; asking for trouble | Synon.: 自己攞嚟衰; 捉蟲入屎窟 | Mand.: 自找麻煩
nounasking for trouble (spoken)
joengˎ₄陽soengˏ₅上
简 阳上
Pinyin: yang2 shang3
Translations
nounlight rising tone, referring to tone 5 in Cantonese.
zouˊ²早soengˍ₆上
Pinyin: zao3 shang5
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nounmorning | Cant.: 朝早; 朝頭早 | Syn.: 早晨; 上午
nounearlier | eg.: 十年早上 Ten years ago.
noun(noun) Morning
cungˎ₄從haaˍ₆下zi˗₃至soengˍ₆上
简 从下至上
Pinyin: cong2 xia4 zhi4 shang4
Translations
adverbbottom-up
syut˗₃雪soengˍ₆上gaaˉ¹加soengˉ¹霜
Pinyin: xue3 shang4 jia1 shuang1
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nounone disaster after another
jukˍ₆肉ceoiˎ₄隨zamˉ¹砧baanˊ²板soengˍ₆上
简 肉随砧板上
Pinyin: rou4 sui2 zhen1 ban3 shang4
Translations
nountrapped with no way out; at the mercy of others; be led by the nose without any say
noun肉在砧板上, 肉俎砧板上 | [synonym] 任人魚肉, 任人宰割
nounmeat pinned to the chopping board
nounNo choice but to allow others to manipulate and humiliate oneself
haauˊ²考soengˏ₅上
Pinyin: kao3 shang4
Translations
nounto pass a university entrance exam
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