上好

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	good; well; be fond of
trad. (上好)		上	好
simp. #(上好)		上	好
alternative forms		尚好 Min Nan

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shànghǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ hou²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): song-hó
• Eastern Min (BUC): siông-hō̤
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siāng-hó / siōng-hó
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): san⁵ hau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shànghǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shànghǎo
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-hao³
    • Yale: shàng-hǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqhao
    • Palladius: шанхао (šanxao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 上好 尚好

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ hou²
    • Yale: seuhng hóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ hou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ hou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² hou̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 上好 尚好

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: song-hó
    • Hakka Romanization System: song ho^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: song⁴ ho³
    • Sinological IPA: /soŋ⁵⁵ ho³¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: siông-hō̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /suoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^(h-)ŋo³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-hó
    • Tâi-lô: siāng-hó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaxnghoir
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siaŋ²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siaŋ³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-hó
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-hó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxnghoir
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: san⁵ hau³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /san²¹⁻¹¹ xɒu̯⁴¹/

Adjective

上好

1. finest; first-class

   選用上好的食材／选用上好的食材  ―  xuǎnyòng shànghǎo de shícái  ―  to use the best ingredients

   上好其茶箬 [Eastern Min, trad. and simp.]

   siông-hō̤ gì dà-niŏh / [suoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^(h-)ŋo³³ ki⁵³ ta⁵³⁻³³ nˡuoʔ⁵] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA]

   the best tea leaves

   我給你準備了上好的茶葉。 [MSC, trad.]
   我给你准备了上好的茶叶。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ gěi nǐ zhǔnbèi le shànghǎo de cháyè. [Pinyin]

   I have prepared the finest tea leaves for you.

2. (dialectal Mandarin, Hakka, Min, Xiang) best; very good

Synonyms

• (finest):

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• 一個的／一个的 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 一單好／一单好 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 一流
• 一粒一 (Xiamen Hokkien, Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 一見棒／一见棒 (⁷iq-ci-baon) (Wu)
• 上佳 (shàngjiā)
• 最佳 (zuìjiā)
• 最好 (zuìhǎo)
• 第好 (Min Nan)
• 頂呱呱／顶呱呱 (dǐngguāguā) (colloquial)
• 頭等／头等 (tóuděng)
• 首要 (shǒuyào) (attributive)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “finest”):

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• 最壞／最坏 (zuìhuài)
• 最差 (zuì chà)

 

Adverb

上好

1. (Southern Min) had better; best

Synonyms

• (colloquial) 頂好／顶好 (dǐnghǎo)
• 還是／还是 (háishì)
• 最好 (zuìhǎo)

Noun

上好

1. (Philippine Hokkien) Alternative form of 相好 (siong-hó, “intimate friend; best friend”)
2. (Philippine Hokkien) Alternative form of 相好 (siong-hó, “significant other; girlfriend; boyfriend”)

Synonyms

• (significant other):

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• 伴侶／伴侣 (bànlǚ)
• 匹偶 (pǐ'ǒu) (literary)
• 好的 (Philippine Hokkien)
• 妃耦 (pèi'ǒu) (literary)
• 對象／对象 (duìxiàng)
• 對頭／对头
• 搭頭的／搭头的 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 相好 (Hokkien)
• 配偶 (pèi'ǒu) (formal)