上便 (soeng6 bin6 | ) : above; on top

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上便

soeng6 bin6

above; on top

[華] 上面 | [synonym] 上高 | [antonym] 下便

Both 上便 and 上高 mean "above, on top". However, the location as referred by 上便 could be high or low whereas 上高 always refers to somewhere high.

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 353,000

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

上便

This word has been viewed 8887 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 8th Aug 2004 17:21 and last edited on 16th Jul 2014 02:37

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上 soeng6 soeng5 - upper; superior; preceding; up; on
便 bin6 pin4 - convenient; ordinary; cheap

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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".]

份報紙喺盒上便粵
The newspaper is on top of the box.
[Lit. [counter] newspaper at box top]

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".]

電飯煲唔好𠱂响書檯上便。粵
Don't choose to put the rice cooker on the desk.

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