上油

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	oil; sly
simp. and trad. (上油)		上	油

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngyóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngyóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngyóu
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-yu²
    • Yale: shàng-yóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqyou
    • Palladius: шанъю (šanʺju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 上油 上游

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁵ jau^4-2
    • Yale: séuhng yáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ jau^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ yeo^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Verb

上⫽油 (verb-object)

1. to apply lubricant; to replenish lubricating oil
2. (dialectal) to refuel

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 加油 (“to refuel (a vehicle)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		加油
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	加油
	Malaysia	打油
	Singapore	打油
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	加油
	Dagudi (Maliba)	上油
	Reshuitang (Longling)	上油
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	上油
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	上油
Cantonese	Hong Kong	入油
Gan	Lichuan	加油
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	添油, 加油
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	添油, 加油
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	添油, 加油
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	添油, 加油
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	添油, 加油
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	添油, 加油
	Kuching (Hepo)	打油
Jin	Taiyuan	加油
Southern Min	Xiamen	添油
	Zhao'an	加油
	Taipei	加油 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	拍油, 添油
	Singapore (Hokkien)	拍油
	Manila (Hokkien)	添油, 入油
	Chaozhou	加油
	Haifeng	加油
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)