上乘

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	ride; mount; make use of ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride
trad. (上乘)		上	乘
simp. #(上乘)		上	乘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngchéng, shàngshèng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄥˊ, ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ sing⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngchéng
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-chʻêng²
    • Yale: shàng-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqcherng
    • Palladius: шанчэн (šančɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 上乘 上城

      
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngshèng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngshèng
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-shêng⁴
    • Yale: shàng-shèng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshenq
    • Palladius: шаншэн (šanšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 上乘 上聖／上圣

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ sing⁶
    • Yale: seuhng sihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ sing⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ xing⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² sɪŋ²²/

Noun

上乘

1. (Buddhism) Mahayana; the Great Vehicle
2. carriage drawn by a team of four horses
3. first-class horse

Adjective

上乘

1. best in quality; superior

Synonyms

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• 上等 (shàngděng)
• 上色 (attributive)
• 優等／优等 (yōuděng)

 

Antonyms

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• 下乘 (xiàchéng)
• 下等 (xiàděng)
• 下色 (xiàsè) (literary)
• 劣等 (lièděng)