上書

See also: 上书

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	book; letter
trad. (上書)		上	書
simp. (上书)		上	书

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngshū

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ syu¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-su

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngshū
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngshu
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-shu¹
    • Yale: shàng-shū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshu
    • Palladius: шаншу (šanšu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 上書 / 上书 上疏 尚書 / 尚书

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ syu¹
    • Yale: seuhng syū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ sy¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ xu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² syː⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 上書 / 上书 尚書 / 尚书

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-su
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngsw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

Verb

上書

1. to submit a document to one's superior or higher authorities; to present a petition

   聯名上書／联名上书  ―  liánmíng shàngshū  ―  to submit a joint petition

2. (archaic) to memorialize the emperor
3. (archaic) to teach a new lesson

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
上	書
じょう Grade: 1	しょ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じょーしょ [jóꜜòshò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɕo̞]

Noun

上(じょう)書(しょ) • (jōsho) ^{←じやうしよ (zyausyo)?}

1. giving a letter to the government, lord or noble to express one's opinion; or the letter of them

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
上	書
うわ Grade: 1	か(き) > が(き) Grade: 2
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 上書 – see the following entry.

【上書うわがき】 [noun] superscription [noun] overwriting [verb] to address; to superscribe [verb] to overwrite

(This term, 上書, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)