上房

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	house
trad. (上房)		上	房
simp. #(上房)		上	房

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngfáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ fong^4-2
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-pâng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngfáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngfáng
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-fang²
    • Yale: shàng-fáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqfarng
    • Palladius: шанфан (šanfan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ fong^4-2
    • Yale: seuhng fóng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ fong^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ fong^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² fɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-pâng
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-pâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngpaang
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ paŋ²⁴/

Noun

上房

1. main room (traditionally usually facing south, within a courtyard)
2. best room; room of high quality
3. the position of a lawfully wedded wife, in contrast to the position of the concubines

Pronunciation 2

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ fong^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁵ fong^4-2
    • Yale: séuhng fóng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ fong^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ fong^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ fɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

Verb

上房

1. (Cantonese) to go upstairs to a room