形上

Chinese

		to appear; to look; form to appear; to look; form; shape	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
simp. and trad. (形上)		形	上

Etymology

Short for 形而上學／形而上学 (xíng'érshàngxué).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíngshàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁴ soeng⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíngshàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síngshàng
    • Wade–Giles: hsing²-shang⁴
    • Yale: syíng-shàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngshanq
    • Palladius: синшан (sinšan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing⁴ soeng⁶
    • Yale: yìhng seuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁴ soeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying⁴ sêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²¹ sœːŋ²²/

Noun

形上

1. metaphysics

Synonyms

• 形而上學／形而上学 (xíng'érshàngxué)