上來

See also: 上来

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	to come
trad. (上來)		上	來
simp. (上来)		上	来

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shànglái

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ loi⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): sông-lòi

  (Meixian, Guangdong): song¹ loi²

• Jin (Wiktionary): son³ lai²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chiūⁿ-lâi / chiōⁿ-lâi / chiǔⁿ-lâi / siōng-lâi / siāng-lâi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zion⁶ lai⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shànglái → shànglai (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ → ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄌㄞ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shànglåi
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-lai⁵
    • Yale: shàng-lai
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanq.lai
    • Palladius: шанлай (šanlaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/ → /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ laɪ̯¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁵ loi⁴
    • Yale: séuhng lòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ loi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ loi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ lɔːi̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sông-lòi
    • Hakka Romanization System: song´ loiˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: song¹ loi²
    • Sinological IPA: /soŋ²⁴ loi̯¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: song¹ loi²
    • Sinological IPA: /sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ loɪ¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: son³ lai²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /sɒ̃⁴⁵ lai⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiūⁿ-lâi
    • Tâi-lô: tsiūnn-lâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cviuxlaai
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ lai²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siũ²²⁻²¹ lai²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ lai²³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiōⁿ-lâi
    • Tâi-lô: tsiōnn-lâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cvioixlaai
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ lai¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiǔⁿ-lâi
    • Tâi-lô: tsiǔnn-lâi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siũ²² lai²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-lâi
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-lâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxnglaai
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² lai²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ lai²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-lâi
    • Tâi-lô: siāng-lâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaxnglaai
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ²²⁻²¹ lai¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zion⁶ lai⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiŏⁿ lâi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ lai⁵⁵/

Note: Shantou.

Verb

上來

1. to go from a lower elevation to a higher elevation
2. to start; to begin
3. used after a verb to indicate success in doing something

Synonyms

• (to go from a lower elevation to a higher elevation): (Cantonese) 上嚟
• (to start): 開頭／开头 (kāitóu)