上供

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Chinese[edit]

 
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
 
offer; sacrificial offering; trial statement
offer; sacrificial offering; trial statement; confession; offer (information, etc.); supply
simp. and trad.
(上供)

Pronunciation[edit]


Verb[edit]

上供

  1. to order sacrifices in worship; to lay offerings on the altar
  2. to give presents to superiors expecting favors in return

Synonyms[edit]

  • (to order sacrifices): (Xiang) 上祭

Noun[edit]

上供

  1. taxes which went directly to the imperial treasury in the Tang Dynasty