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[粵] soeng6 | [國] shang4 [1] [n, adj] upper; higher; high place [2] [n, adj] superior; senior; top [3] [adj] preceding; previous; last [4] [adv] up; upward; to (a higher level) [5] [prep] on; in; regarding [粵] soeng5 | [國] shang4 [1] [v] go up; ascend; get on [2] [v] go to; leave for (a place) [3] [v] be as many as; be up to; reach [4] [v] appear on stage; enter the field [5] [v] be put on record; be published [6] [v] fit; install; apply; put on [7] [v] screw; tighten; twist; wind [8] (verb particle indicating direction or achievement) [9] [n] (phonetics) rising tone; fall-rising tone [10] [v] (mahjong) chow; call to create a run/sequence Additional PoS: Stroke count: 3
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豬乸會上樹 zyu1 naa2 wui5 soeng5 syu6 = (lit. female pigs can climb tree) something impossible; "When pigs fly" 粵 高攀不上 gou1 paan1 bat1 soeng6 = to be unworthy to associate with (sb of higher social status) 蒸蒸日上 zing1 zing1 jat6 soeng6 = becoming more prosperous with each passing day 馬上 maa5 soeng6 = immediately 以上 ji5 soeng6 = above 上學 soeng5 hok6 = to attend school 上午 soeng6 ng5 = morning; A.M. 上課 soeng5 fo3 = to attend class 上去 soeng5 heoi3 = to go up; to ascend 上月 soeng6 jyut6 = last month 上晝 soeng6 zau3 = morning 上山 soeng5 saan1 = go uphill; hold a funeral procession 晚上好 maan5 soeng6 hou2 = 'good evening' (greeting) 上網 soeng5 mong5 = get online; go on Internet 樓上 lau4 soeng6 = upstairs 上次 soeng6 ci3 = the last time 上面 soeng6 min6 = [1] above; on top [2] Mainland China 上海 soeng6 hoi2 = Shanghai 上便 soeng6 bin6 = above; on top 粵 上下 soeng6 haa6*2; soeng6 haa6 = 下6*2: top and bottom, more or less, approximately; 下6: (placename) Sheung Ha 上星期 soeng6 sing1 kei4 = last week 上來 soeng5 loi4 = come up; begin; upward 國 上堂 soeng5 tong4 = attend class 不相上下 bat1 soeng1 soeng6 haa6*2 = about the same 早上 zou2 soeng6 = morning 國 晚上 maan5 soeng6 = evening; night 之上 zi1 soeng6 = above 上一個嘅 soeng6 jat1 go3 ge3 = previous one 粵 皇上 wong4 soeng6 = "Your majesty" (when addressing an emperor) 天上 tin1 soeng6 = heaven; the heavens; the sky; heavenly; celestial 再加上 zoi3 gaa1 soeng5 = [1] superadd, to add over and above, [2] to annex 向上 hoeng3 soeng6 = up, upswing, uptilt 上上 soeng5 soeng5 = before last; the very best 上年 soeng6 nin4*2 = past year 上落 soeng5 lok6 = get on or off a vehicle 上一個 soeng6 jat1 go3 = the last; the previous 上啲 soeng5 di1 = higher up 粵 上嚟 soeng5 lai4 = come up 粵 返上嚟 faan1 soeng5 lai4 = to come back up here 粵 上車 soeng5 ce1 = to get on or into a vehicle; buying a first apartment 上天 soeng6 tin1; soeng5 tin1 = heaven; go up to the sky 上街 soeng5 gaai1 = take to the streets 上品 soeng6 ban2 = top grade; top of the line 上相 soeng6 soeng3 = come out well in photograph; be photographic, be photogenic 趕上 gon2 soeng5 = catch up with; in time for 比上不足比下有餘 bei2 soeng6 bat1 zuk1 bei2 haa6 au5 jyu4 = not the best but be better than the worst / can pass muster 地上 dei6 soeng6 = on the ground; on the floor 包喺我身上 baau1 hai2 ngo5 san1 soeng6 = I'll take care of it; I'll deal with it 粵 上流社會 soeng6 lau4 se5 wui6*2 = high society 掌上明珠 zoeng2 soeng6 ming4 zyu1 = beloved daughter 水上電單車 seoi2 soeng6 din6 daan1 ce1 = jet ski 粵 上班 soeng5 baan1 = to go to work 國 實際上 sat6 zai3 soeng6 = actually; in reality 揦屎上身 laa2 si2 soeng5 san1 = bring trouble to oneself 粵 上海灘 soeng6 hoi2 taan1 = the Shanghai Bund 上交 soeng5 gaau1 = to hand in to; to hand over 上任 soeng5 jam6 = to take office 上升 soeng5 sing1 = to ascend 上台 soeng5 toi4 = to go up to the stage 上頭 soeng6 tau4 = above; (placename) Sheung Tau 上層 soeng6 cang4 = upper layer; upper level; upper floor 上帝 soeng6 dai3 = God 上當 soeng5 dong3 = to be tricked 上報 soeng5 bou3 = to report to superiors 上旬 soeng6 ceon4 = first third of the month 上漲 soeng5 zoeng3 = to rise; to go upwards 上游 soeng6 jau4 = upper reaches 上空 soeng6 hung1 = up in the sky above; aether, ether; airspace 上等 soeng6 dang2 = top quality 上衣 soeng6 ji1 = upper garment; jacket 國 上訴 soeng5 sou3 = to appeal (a court case) 上邊 soeng6 bin1*6; soeng1 bin1 = above, on top; (placename) Sheung Bin 上進 soeng5 zeon3 = to make progress 上述 soeng6 seot6 = the above-mentioned; aforementioned 世界上 sai3 gaai3 soeng6 = on earth, in this world 敬上 ging3 soeng6 = respectfully (at the end of a letter) 形而上學 jing4 ji4 soeng6 hok6 = metaphysics - outside actual experience 成千上萬 sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 = tens upon thousands; a lot 基本上 gei1 bun2 soeng6 = basically 根本上 gan1 bun2 soeng6 = basically 上環 soeng6 waan4 = Sheung Wan (MTR station) 上個 soeng6 go3 = [1] the first of two parts, [2] previous or last (e.g., as in last week) 上市 soeng5 si5 = on the market 上衫 soeng6 saam1 = a blouse 上身 soeng6 san1 = the torso, upper part of the body 加上 gaa1 soeng5 = to add (onto) 實質上 sat6 zat1 soeng6 = virtually, essentially 事實上 si6 sat6 soeng6 = in fact, actually 感覺上 gam2 gok3 soeng6 = feeling, sensuousness 上將 soeng6 zoeng3 = general; admiral; air chief marshal 上海市 soeng6 hoi2 si5 = city of Shanghai 上級 soeng6 kap1 = higher authorities, superiors 上限 soeng6 haan6 = top limit 海上 hoi2 soeng6 = maritime, on the sea 上馬 soeng5 maa5 = mounting 上色 soeng5 sik1 = chromatically, tintage, variegation 上電 soeng5 din6 = take drug; take a cigarette break 粵 上門 soeng5 mun4*2 = drop in, visit 心靈上 sam1 ling4 soeng6 = spiritual 路上 lou6 soeng6 = road surface; while on a journey 學問上 hok6 man6 soeng5 = academically, scientifically 心理上 sam1 lei5 soeng6 = mentally, in psychology 上演 soeng5 jin2 = presentment, staging 上床 soeng5 cong4 = bed; go to bed (with someone); take to one's bed 上板 soeng6 baan2 = upper plate 上船 soeng5 syun4 = over the side; ship; take boat; take water 雪上加霜 syut3 soeng6 gaa1 soeng1 = one disaster after another 上訴庭 soeng6 sou3 ting4 = appellate division 上岸 soeng5 ngon6 = landing, disembarkation; go ashore, hit the beach 上手 soeng5 sau2 = seat of honour ; start, begin ; to master 上算 soeng6 syun3 = worthwhile 上鋪 soeng6 pou1 = upper berth (in sleeping quarters, ships, bedrooms, etc.) 上前 soeng5 cin4 = come/go forward 身上 san1 soeng6 = [adv] at/on hand; [n] body 街上 gaai1 soeng6 = in the street 上周 soeng6 zau1 = last week 上周五 soeng6 zau1 ng5 = last Friday 國 上周六 soeng6 zau1 luk6 = last Saturday 國 上周四 soeng6 zau1 sei3 = last Thursday 國 上水 soeng6 seoi2 = sails upstream; Sheung Shui 上周一 soeng6 zau1 jat1 = last Monday 國 上周二 soeng6 zau1 ji6 = last Tuesday 國 上周三 soeng6 zau1 saam1 = last Wednesday 國 上周日 soeng6 zau1 jat6 = last Sunday 國 遇上 jyu6 soeng5 = to rub up against 上個星期 soeng6 go3 sing1 kei4 = last week 上個月 soeng6 go3 jyut6 = last month 上個禮拜 soeng6 go3 lai5 baai3 = last week 上客區 soeng5 haak3 keoi1 = picking up area 上海菜 soeng6 hoi2 coi3 = Shanghai cuisine 上湯 soeng6 tong1 = consomme 撲上 pok3 soeng6 = dredge 網上 mong5 soeng6 = on the Internet, online 手上 sau2 soeng6 = hand 染上 jim5 soeng5 = to be infected by; catch, contract 患上 waan6 soeng5 = bout; contract, "get" (an illness) 火上加油 fo2 soeng5 gaa1 jau4 = "add fuel to the flames"; to aggravate the situation 床上戲 cong4 soeng6 hei3 = a bed show 鬼上身 gwai2 soeng5 san1 = to be possessed 及得上 kap6 dak1 soeng5 = come up to 在早上 zoi6 zou2 soeng5 = in the morning 掌上壓 zoeng2 soeng6 aat3 = press up; push ups (a physical exercise) 無上裝 mou4 soeng6 zong1 = topless (of clothing, a state of a woman's attire) 上斜 soeng5 ce3 = acclivity; ramp 手頭上 sau2 tau4 soeng6 = in my hands; on hand 上鏡 soeng5 geng3 = photogenic; telegenic; to appear on television 對上 deoi3 soeng5 ; deoi3 soeng6 = [1] 上5: opposed to, [obs.] to add (an ingredient or element to another); [2] 上6: towards previous/superior 表面上 biu2 min6 soeng6 = apparently 上上下下 soeng6*5 soeng6*5 haa6*2 haa6*2 = high and low (agree, praise, etc.) 自動上鏈 zi6 dung6 soeng5 lin4*2 = self-winding 不上心念書 bat1 soeng5 sam1 nim6 syu1 = does not apply one's mind to school lessons 抵得上 dai2 dak1 soeng5 = equal, equal in excellence, rival 網上瘋傳 mong5 soeng6 fung1 cyun4 = go viral on the internet 咁上下 gam3 soeng6 haa6*2 = approximately; about 粵 返上去 faan1 soeng5 heoi3 = to go back up there 跳上跳落 tiu3 soeng5 tiu3 lok6 = to jump up and down 線上 sin3 soeng6 = online; on-line 在線上 zoi6 sin3 soeng6 = be online;on-line 法律上 faat3 leot6 soeng6 = jurally, legally 理論上 lei5 leon6 soeng6 = academically; theoretically 桌上型電腦 coek3 soeng6 jing4 din6 nou5 = desktop computer 上下文 soeng6 haa6 man4 = (textual) context 上半 soeng6 bun3 = first half 上半年 soeng6 bun3 nin4 = first half of a year 上司 soeng6 si1 = boss, superior (grade/rank) 上唇 soeng6 seon4 = upper lip 上士 soeng6 si6 = first class sergeant 上昇 soeng6 sing1 = rise; go up 上流 soeng6 lau4 = upper class in society; upper reaches of a river 上海戲劇學院 soeng6 hoi2 hei3 kek6 hok6 jyun6*2 = Shanghai Theatrical Institute 上皮 soeng6 pei4 = epithelium 上萬 soeng6 maan6 = over ten thousand 上載 soeng6 zoi3 = to upload (computer) 上齒 soeng6 ci2 = upper teeth 下至上 haa6 zi3 soeng6 = bottom to top 上映 soeng5 jing2 = show (a film) 上畫兒 soeng5 waa6*2 ji4 = to be the subject of something that goes into a painting (like a landscape scene) 國 上高 soeng6 gou1 = above; on top of 粵 早上好 zou2 soeng6 hou2 = good morning 全球氣溫上升 cyun4 kau4 hei3 wan1 soeng5 sing1 = global warming 半以上 bun3 ji5 soeng6 = more than half 半數以上 bun3 sou3 ji5 soeng6 = more than half 在﹍之上 zoi6 ...zi1 soeng6 = above; upon 在之上 zoi6 zi1 soeng6 = over (direction) 醫學上的 ji1 hok6 soeng6 dik1 = medical 國 表面上的 biu2 min6 soeng6 dik1 = [adj] facial, flashy, ostentations, superficial 國 看上去 hon3 soeng5 heoi3 = it would appear; it seems (that) 陰上 jam1 soeng5 = dark rising tone, tone 2 陽上 joeng4 soeng5 = light rising tone, tone 5 上海航空 soeng6 hoi2 hong4 hung1 = Shanghai Airlines 巴士上層 baa1 si6*2 soeng6 cang4 = upper deck, upstairs on a bus 北上 bak1 soeng5 = make the trip north 無線上網 mou4 sin3 soeng5 mong5 = log on to the Internet without cables, wireless Internet 網上投注 mong5 soeng6 tau4 zyu3 = internet betting 上法庭 soeng5 faat3 ting4 = to go to court 上海話 soeng6 hoi2 waa6*2 = Shanghainese (language) 上海人 soeng6 hoi2 jan4 = a person from Shanghai 向上望 hoeng3 soeng6 mong6 = to look up (direction) 牽牛上樹 hin1 ngau4 soeng5 syu6 = to achieve an impossible goal 拉上 laai1 soeng5 = [粵]to arrest, catch, apprehend; [國] to close 字面上 zi6 min6*2 soeng6 = [n] the literal meaning of something; wording 上線 soeng5 sin3 = go online 上進心 soeng5 zeon3 sam1 = the desire to do better; the urge for improvement 上山下鄉 soeng5 saan1 haa6 hoeng1 = (of educated urban youth) go and work in the countryside and mountain areas 上天無路 soeng5 tin1 mou4 lou6 = unable to escape (lit., "there is no road to go to heaven") 上釣 soeng5 diu3 = took the bait 粵 網上沖浪 mong5 soeng6 cung1 long4 = on-line surfing, surfing the internet 紙上談兵 zi2 soeng6 taam4 bing1 = hot air; idle theorizing 上層結構 soeng6 cang4 git3 zuk1 = superstructure 上顎 soeng6 ngok6 = upper jaw, maxilla, palate 貼上 tip3 soeng5 = to affix; to paste (computer interface) 水上人 seoi2 soeng6 jan4 = people who live on the water; boat dwellers; Tanka 汁另上 zap1 ling6 soeng5 = sauce served seperately 粵 飽到上心口 baau2 dou3 soeng5 sam1 hau2 = to have eaten too much 飽上心頭 baau2 soeng5 sam1 tau4 = to have eaten too much 打孖上 daa2 maa1 soeng5 = to have two of sth at the same time 粵 打蛇隨棍上 daa2 se4 ceoi4 gwan3 soeng5 = to use a situation to one's advantage 講起上嚟 gong2 hei2 soeng5 lei4/lai4 = by the way 粵 唂精上腦 guk1 zing1 soeng5 nou5 = a sexually frusted male who "has sperm pumping up to the brain" 攬上身 laam2 soeng5 san1 = take on responsiblity 粵 擺我上檯 baai2 ngo5 soeng5 toi4*2 = put me on the spot 粵 三分顏色上大紅 saam1 fan1 ngaan4 sik1 soeng5 daai6 hung4 = go beyond one's depth 粵 上門推銷員 soeng5 mun4*2 teoi1 siu1 jyun4 = door-to-door salesman 笑起上嚟 siu3 hei2 soeng5 lai4 = when one smiles 粵 上壓力 soeng6 aat3 lik6 = upward pressure 上到頂 soeng5 dou3 deng2 = to the top 招股上市 ziu1 gu2 soeng5 si5 = IPO; initial public offering 大致上 daai6 zi3 soeng6 = more or less 比不上 bei2 bat1 soeng5 = can't compare with 國 吃不上 hek3 bat1 soeng5 = unable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal 國 一擁而上 jat1 jung2 ji4 soeng5 = rush up in a crowd 上乘 soeng6 sing6 = first class 上口 soeng5 hau2 = able to read aloud fluently; suitable for reading aloud; make smooth reading 上吊 soeng5 diu3 = hang oneself, hanged 上場 soeng5 coeng4 = appear on the stage; enter the court or field in sports 上墳 soeng5 fan4 = visit a grave to honor the memory of the dead; to sweep the tombs (of one's ancestors); the Qingming festival 上工 soeng5 gung1 = go to work; start work 上床睡覺 soeng5 cong4 seoi6 gaau3 = turn in; go to bed; hit the hay 上房 soeng6 fong4*2 = main rooms (usually facing south, within a courtyard) 上文 soeng5 man4 = foregoing paragraphs or chapters; preceding part of the text 上朝 soeng5 ciu4 = go to court, hold court 上校 soeng6 gaau3 = high ranking officer in Chinese army; colonel 上樓 soeng5 lau4*2 = come up; mount stairs; take the stairs up 上樓上 soeng5 lau4 soeng6 = go upstairs 上漆 soeng5 cat1 = enamelling; lacker; lacquering 上火 soeng5 fo2 = get angry; [TCM] suffer from excessive internal heat (with such symptoms as constipation, conjunctivitis and inflammation of the nasal and oral cavities) 上燈 soeng5 dang1 = light the lamp; light up 上班族 soeng5 baan1 zuk6 = office workers; white-collar workers 上班時間 soeng5 baan1 si4 gaan1*3 = workday 上發條 soeng5 faat3 tiu4 = to wind (like a watch) 上盤 soeng6 pun4 = hanging wall (in mining); upper plate (in chemistry) 上籃 soeng5 laam4*2 = lay-up (in basketball) 上繳 soeng5 giu2 = turn over (revenues, etc.) to the higher authorities 上臺 soeng5 toi4 = assume the reins of government 上菜 soeng5 coi3 = to serve; to put on plate 上蠟 soeng5 laap6 = waxing 上路 soeng5 lou6 ;soeng6 lou6 = 上5: set out on a journey; start off; take to the road; 上6: above road 上軌道 soeng5 gwai2 dou6 = get on the right track 上道 soeng6 dou6 = upper track 上鉤 soeng5 ngau1 = rise to the bait, swallow the bait, get hooked 上陣 soeng5 zan6 = go into battle; pitch into the work 加上去 gaa1 soeng5 heoi3 = superimpose 成百上千 sing4 baak3 soeng5 cin1 = hundreds; a large number; lit. by the hundreds and thousands 打鴨子上架 daa2 aap3 zi2 soeng5 gaa3*2 = drive a duck onto a perch (make sb do sth entirely beyond him) 沾上 zim1 soeng5 = rub up against; stick down 用上 jung6 soeng5 = put out 考上 haau2 soeng5 = to pass a university entrance exam 附上 fu6 soeng5 = enclosed herewith 七上八下 cat1 soeng5 baat3 haa6 = unsettled state of mind; agitated, perturbed; at sixes and sevens 扶搖直上 fu4 jiu4 zik6 soeng5 = soar on the wings of a cyclone; rise steeply; skyrocket 日上三竿 jat6 soeng5 saam1 gon1 = late in the morning 派上用場 paai3 soeng5 jung6 coeng4 = come in handy 受騙上當 sau6 pin3 soeng5 dong3 = to walk into a trap 世上 sai3 soeng6 = on earth, in this world 錦上添花 gam2 soeng6 tim1 faa1 = icing on the cake 上機 soeng5 gei1 = [1] hands-on [2] boarding the plane 計上心來 gai3 soeng5 sam1 loi4 = put wrinkles in one's brows 上課時 soeng5 fo3 si4 = during class; classtime 上課時數 soeng5 fo3 si4 sou3 = class hours (e.g., 1h per week, etc.) 上課證 soeng5 fo3 zing3 = (class) attendance card; proof of attendance 愛上 oi3 soeng6 = to fall in love with; be in love with 追上 zeoi1 soeng5 = to catch up 上等貨 soeng6 dang2 fo3 = top quality goods; first class goods 幾分顏色上大紅 gei2 fan1 ngaan4 sik1 soeng5 daai6 hung4 = go beyond one's depth 粵 遲來先上岸 ci4 lai4 sin1 soeng6 ngon6 = one who started late reaches the target faster (lit., "late to come, first to get up on the beach") 由下到上 jau4 haa6 dou3 soeng6 = bottom-up 水上單車 seoi2 soeng6 daan1 ce1 = a pedal-driven boat (like those at amusement parks) 拉牛上樹 laai1 ngau4 soeng5 syu6 = to achieve an impossible goal 上陣不離父子兵 soeng5 zan6 bat1 lei4 fu6 zi2 bing1 = good relationship between son and father; blood is thicker than water 上內地包二奶 soeng5 noi6 dei6 baau1 ji6 naai5*1 = keeping a mainland mistress; taking mainland mistresses 粵 上腦 soeng5 nou5 = addicted to sth (lit., "goes to the brain") 粵 水上樂園 seoi2 soeng6 lok6 jyun4 = water world 頂硬上 ding2 ngaang6 soeng5 = to stick to one's course of action; to "hang on" and keep doing sth 粵 心上人 sam1 soeng6 jan4 = sweetheart, lover 一路上 jat1 lou6 soeng6 = all the way 上壆 soeng5 bok3 = hit the curb (driving) 歷史上 lik6 si2 soeng6 = historically 史上 si2 soeng6 = historically 上架 soeng5 gaa3*2 = release (day) 粵 關上 gwaan1 soeng6 = to switch off; to close, closing 鏟上 caan2 soeng6 = career onto, mount 粵 上訴法庭 soeng5 sou3 faat3 ting4 = Court of Appeal 擺上檯 baai2 soeng6 toi4*2 = to lure someone into a trap; to set sb up to be a scapegoat 粵 水上飛機 seoi2 soeng6 fei1 gei1 = a seaplane 市面上 si5 min6 soeng6 = on the market 上庭做供 soeng5 ting4 zou6 gung1 = to testify in court 閉上 bai3 soeng6 = to close; to shut 國 上得山多總遇虎 soeng5 dak1 saan1 do1 zung2 jyu6 fu2 = if one does risky things all the time then sooner or later he will get into trouble 粵 擺上台 baai2 soeng5 toi4*2 = to place blame on someone for a crime; to scapegoat 粵 上車族 soeng5 ce1 zuk6 = first-time homebuyers 粵 上升次序 soeng6 sing1 ci3 zeoi6 = ascending order 豬乸上樹 zyu1 naa2 soeng5 syu6 = stupid and dim 粵 算得上 syun3 dak1 soeng5 = considered as 樑上君子 loeng4 soeng6 gwan1 zi2 = a break-in thief 上綱上線 soeng5 gong1 soeng5 sin3 = make a mountain out of a molehill 懵上心口 mung2 seong5 sam1 hau2 = extremely muddle-headed; stupid 粵 上位 soeng5 wai6*2 = to move up, to get promoted, 孖住上 maa1 zyu6 seong5 = partner up; to do sth. together with another person 粵 上樑不正下樑歪 soeng6 loeng4 bat1 zing3 haa6 loeng4 waai1 = if superiors (leaders; parents) are not good examples, their subordinates (followers, children) will behave unbecomingly 馬上風 maa5 soeng6 fung1 = die while having sex 最大上蓋面積 zeoi3 daai6 soeng6 koi3 min6 zik1 = maximum lot or site coverage 上陰入 soeng6 jam1 jap6 = high dark entering tone, tone 7(1) 舉國上下 geoi2 gwok3 soeng6 haa6 = the whole nation; everyone in the country 上西天 soeng5 sai1 tin1 = to enter heaven; to rise to the Western Paradise 上海麵 soeng6 hoi2 min6 = Shanghai noodles 睇在...嘅份上 tai2 zoi6 ge3 fan6 soeng6 = to give somebody face due to ... 粵 上週 soeng6 zau1 = last week 諂上欺下 cim2 soeng6 hei1 haa6 = fawn on one' s superiors and bully one's subordinates; suck up to those above and bully those below 食住上 sik6 zyu6 soeng5 = take advantage of an opportunity that arises; strike the iron while it's hot 粵 上碟 soeng5 dip6*2 = to dish / place / arrange cooked foods onto a plate 即將上映 zik1 zoeng1 soeng5 jing2 = (of a movie) coming soon 不日上映 bat1 jat6 soeng5 jing2 = (of a movie) coming soon 登上 dang1 soeng5 = mount 上庭費 soeng5 ting4 fai3 = court fee 上旋 soeng6 syun4 = topspin 不知上進 bat1 zi1 soeng5 zeon3 = have no desire to improve oneself 喜上眉梢 hei2 seung5 mei4 saau1 = to shine with joy 欺君犯上 hei1 gwan1 faan6 soeng6 = deceive and offend a ruler 百上加斤 baak3 soeng6 gaa1 gan1 = add oil to the fire 粵 上傳 soeng5 cyun4 = to upload 擺人上枱 baai2 jan4 soeng5 toi4*2 = put someone on the spot; put sb. in place of embarrassment or difficulty 粵 上班一族 soeng5 baan1 jat1 zuk6 = office workers; white-collar workers 上期 soeng6 kei4 = advance payment; previous occasion 攻心為上 gung1 sam1 wai4 soeng6 = catch more flies with honey 上癮 soeng5 jan5 = to become addicted (to); addiction 上契 soeng5 kai3 = a formal ceremony establishing honorary parenthood 上品無寒門下品無世族 soeng6 ban2 mou4 hon4 mun4 haa6 ban2 mou4 sai3 zuk6 = the poor remain poor, the rich remain wealthy 花上花 faa1 soeng5 faa1 = (mahjong) flower-on-flower 槓上開花 gong3 soeng5 hoi1 faa1 = (mahjong) kong-pick 槓上槓 gong3 soeng5 gong3 = (mahjong) kong-on-kong 嶺上開花 leng5 soeng6 hoi1 faa1 = (mahjong) kong-pick [alternate] 上家 soeng6 gaa1 = (mahjong) the player before you 上得山多終遇虎 soeng5 dak1 saan1 do1 zung1 jyu6 fu2 = once too often 七情上面 cat1 cing4 soeng5 min6 = [TCM] the seven sentiments 腎上腺 san6 soeng5 sin3 = adrenal gland 池上鄉 ci4 soeng6 hoeng1 = Chihshang (village in Taiwan) 山上鄉 saan1 soeng6 hoeng1 = Shanshang (village in Taiwan) 上蔡 soeng6 coi3 = Shangcai (place in Henan) 上杭 soeng6 hong4 = Shanghang (place in Fujian) 上猶 soeng6 jau4 = Shangyou (place in Jiangxi) 上饒 soeng6 jiu4 = Shangrao (city in Jiangxi) 上饒地區 soeng6 jiu4 dei6 keoi1 = Shangrao district (district in Jiangxi) 上虞 soeng6 jyu4 = Shangyu (city in Zhejiang) 上林 soeng6 lam4 = Shanglin (place in Guangxi), Sheung Lam 上思 soeng6 si1 = Shangsi (place in Guangxi) 香港上市內地公司 hoeng1 gong2 soeng5 si5 noi6 dei6 gung1 si1 = Hong Kong-listed mainland companies 香港上海匯豐銀行 hoeng1 gong2 soeng6 hoi2 wui6 fung1 ngan4 hong4 = Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp. 上海浦東機場 soeng6 hoi2 pou2 dung1 gei1 coeng4 = Pudong International Airport 上海商業銀行 soeng6 hoi2 soeng1 jip6 ngan4 hong4 = Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd. 上市公司 soeng5 si5 gung1 si1 = listed companies 糖尿病上眼 tong4 niu6 beng6 soeng5 ngaan5 = diabetic retinopathy 城市規劃上訴委員會 sing4 si5 kwai1 waak6 soeng5 sou3 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = Town Planning Appeal Board 上海航空公司 soeng6 hoi2 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 = Shanghai Airlines 網上出價 mong5 soeng6 ceot1 gaa3 = bidding on the intenet; online bids 網上拍賣 mong5 soeng6 paak3 maai6 = internet auction 上網代理 soeng5 mong5 doi6 lei5 = an internet proxy 上海街 soeng6 hoi2 gaai1 = Shanghai Street 上皮組織 soeng6 pei4 zou2 zik1 = epithelial tissue 上海音樂學院 soeng6 hoi2 jam1 ngok6 hok6 jyun6*2 = Shanghai Conservatory of Music 上海體育場 soeng6 hoi2 tai2 juk6 coeng4 = Shanghai Stadium 上海交通大學 soeng6 hoi2 gaau1 tung1 daai6 hok6 = Shanghai Jiao Tong University 上海大學 soeng6 hoi2 daai6 hok6 = Shanghai University 上海證券交易所 soeng6 hoi2 zing3 hyun3 gaau1 jik6 so2 = Shanghai Stock Exchange 上海浦東發展銀行 soeng6 hoi2 pou2 dung1 faat3 zin2 ngan4 hong4 = Shanghai Pudong Development Bank 上官 soeng6 gun1 = Shangguan, a two syllable Chinese surname 老虎頭上釘虱乸 lou5 fu2 tau4 soeng6 deng1 sat1 naa2 = Beard the lion in his den 粵 上環大笪地 soeng6 waan4 daai6 daat3 dei6 = Sheung Wan Gala Point 上古漢語 soeng6 gu2 hon3 jyu5 = Old Chinese; Archaic Chinese 理智上 lei5 zi3 soeng6 = intellectually 府上 fu2 soeng6 = your esteemed family/ home 性上癮 sing3 soeng6 jan5 = sexual addiction, hypersexuality, sexual dependency 爛泥扶唔上壁 laan6 nai4 fu4 m4 soeng5 bik3 = a silk purse cannot be made out of a sow's ear 粵 吃得苦中苦,方為人上人 hek3 dak1 fu2 zung1 fu2, fong1 wai4 jan4 soeng6 jan4 = to rise in society you must be able edure the most difficult of hardships 姜太公釣魚,願者上釣 goeng1 taai3 gung1 diu3 jyu4*2 jyun6 ze2 soeng5 diu3 = one would do something voluntarily if that's what he wants to do. 上聲 soeng5 sing1 = rising tone (Middle Chinese) 清明上河圖 cing1 ming4 soeng5 ho4 tou4 = Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival 上車盤 soeng5 ce1 pun4*2 = starter home 粵 欺君罔上 hei1 gwan1 mong5 soeng6 = to deceive a king or ruler 瑯瑯上口 long4 long4 soeng5 hau2 = read aloud and fluently 裊裊上升 niu5 niu5 soeng5 sing1 = to ascend slowly in a curling motion 比得上 bei2 dak1 soeng5 = match up to 色字頭上一把刀 sik1 zi6 tau4 soeng6 jat1 baa2 dou1 = danger may lurk behind seduction from women 香港專上學生聯會 hoeng1 gong2 zyun1 soeng6 hok6 saang1 lyun4 wui6*2 = HK Federation of Students 肉隨砧板上 juk6 ceoi4 zam1 baan2 soeng6 = trapped with no way out 粵 玩弄於股掌之上 wun6 lung6 jyu1 gu2 zoeng2 zi1 soeng6 = play someone like a fiddle 上刀山落油鑊 = go through hell or high water 粵 港人首置上車盤 gong2 jan4 sau2 ji3 soeng5 ce1 pun4*2 = Starter Homes Scheme 一哭二鬧三上吊 jat1 huk1 ji6 naau6 saam1 soeng5 diu3 = throw a tantrum; make a terrible scene 上狗式 soeng6 gau2 sik1 = [yoga] Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, Upward Facing Dog 上海合作組織 soeng6 hoi2 hap6 zok3 zou2 zik1 = Shanghai cooperation organisation (SCO) 網上投資者資源中心 mong5 soeng6 tau4 zi1 ze2 zi1 jyun4 zung1 sam1 = Electronic Investor Resources Centre 挂在盒子上 gwaa3 zoi6 hap6 zi2 soeng6 = Hang On The Box (all-girl punk group from Beijing) 岸上孝 ngon6 soeng6 haau3 = Takashi Kishigami 上海商務印書館 soeng6 hoi2 soeng1 mou6 jan3 syu1 gun2 = Commercial Press, Shanghai (from 1897) |
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你唔可以企喺張枱上便 粵
You can't stand on the table. [Lit. you cannot stand at table surface. 唔可以 here carries the sense of "not allowed".]
巴士在半路上拋錨 國
The bus broke down on the way. [半路 should not be translated literally as halfway, just "along the way" [粵] [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/938/]link[/url] ]
牛奶出自乳牛身上
Cow's milk comes from the body of dairy cows [Instead of saying "cow produces milk", it sounds more natural to say it the other way: "milk comes from cow"]
廁所魔鏡,世間上邊個最靚? 粵
Mirror mirror on the washroom wall, who's the fairest one of all? [Lit. toilet magic-mirror, world on which-one most pretty?]
有條友企喺張枱上便 粵
There's a guy standing on the table. [Lit. Have [counter] friend stand at table on-top. 條友 is an set expression for "guy".]
獵豹係世界上跑得最快嘅動物 粵
The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. [Lit. cheetah is world-on run-manner most fast [possessive particle] animal]
張枱上面得翻三隻杯。 粵
Only three cups are left on the table. [In this sentence, the aspect marker 翻 merely connotes that there have been more than three cups on the table.]
漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一,大概四千歲了。 國
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.
咁夜重上網?不如聽朝再玩過啦! 粵
Still surfing the web at this time of the night? Why don't you (go to bed) and go online again in the morning?
基本上間屋布置好咗,剩番啲頭頭尾尾啫 粵
The house is basically well-decorated. What remains to be done are just some odds and ends.
表面上關係好好,但內裡其實係咪真嘅噉? 粵
The relationship is cordial on the surface, but is it really so (deep down inside)?
BB要食,快啲將背囊裡面個口水肩笠上BB度. 粵
The baby needs to eat。 Quickly take the bib from the backpack and put it over her。 [Discussion on usage of 將: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,120703]
你又唔係去見皇上,使唔使咁姿整呀? 粵
You are not meeting the emperor, do you need to be so particular about what you wear?
雖然只係上台分享下自己嘅經歷,但唔知點解好自然會覺得怯場。 粵
Although merely sharing my experiences on stage, I do not know why I would naturally get stage fright.
危難中,"有子不需父上前";搶險時,"上陣不離父子兵"。
A son would would protect his father and face the danger himself; but in times of emergency, both son and father would fight the battle together.
靚女一上車,小巴上嘅麻甩仔都打雀噉眼望住佢 粵
The sleazy guys on the minibus were gawking at the pretty girl the moment she boards
豈但年青人愛好運動,就連上了年紀的人也積極鍛煉身體。
Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.
我攞咗上個禮拜買嗰件衫去乾洗 粵
I took the shirt I bought last week to be dry-cleaned. [Lit. I took-already last-week bought that (counter) shirt go dry-clean]
我攞咗上個禮拜買嗰啲衫去乾洗 粵
I took the clothes I bought last week to be dry-cleaned. [Lit. I took-already last-week bought those shirts go dry-clean]
我幾個月前見到有一盞又好光又非常之高嘅街燈喺草地上面 粵
I saw a bright and really tall streetlight on the grass a few months ago. [Lit. I several months before see-arrive have one [counter] and bright and very tall [possessive particle] streetlight located grass-floor on.]
我睇都係買屋比較揸拿,好過投資喺啲小生意上 粵
I am of the view that buying property has more assurance, better than investing in small businesses.
死咗之後咪使旨意上天堂或者下地獄 粵
Don't think you can go to heaven or hell after you die. [Std. Chinese: 死後別想上天堂或下地獄] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |