上士

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	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (上士)		上	士

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ si⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngshìh
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: shàng-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshyh
    • Palladius: шанши (šanši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 上世 上士 上市

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ si⁶
    • Yale: seuhng sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-sū
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngsu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ su²²/

Noun

上士

1. (military) staff sergeant (of an army); chief petty officer (of a navy); first sergeant (of an air force)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngshìh
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: shàng-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshyh
    • Palladius: шанши (šanši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 上世 上士 上市

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁵ si⁶
    • Yale: séuhng sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ siː²²/

Verb

上士

1. (xiangqi) to move an adviser (士) forward diagonally

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 上士 (“(xiangqi) to move an adviser forward”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		上士
Mandarin	Harbin	支士
	Yantai (Muping)	上士
	Jinan	支士
	Luoyang	上士, 撐士
	Wanrong	上士
	Xi'an	上士, 撐士
	Yinchuan	撐士, 支士
	Xining	上士, 支士
	Ürümqi	上士, 支士, 撐士
	Chengdu	上士, 支士, 撐士
	Guiyang	上士, 撐士
	Liuzhou	上士
	Xuzhou	上士, 撐士
	Yangzhou	撐士
	Nanjing	上士, 撐士
Cantonese	Guangzhou	上士
	Hong Kong	上士
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	撐士
	Macau	上士
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	撐士
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	上士
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	上士
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	上士
	Foshan	上士
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	上士
	Foshan (Shunde)	上士
	Foshan (Sanshui)	上士
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	上士
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	岔士
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	岔士
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	上士
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	省士
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	上士
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	上士
	Taishan	省士
	Kaiping (Chikan)	省士
	Enping (Niujiang)	省士
	Heshan (Yayao)	上士
	Dongguan	撐士
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	上士
Gan	Nanchang	上士, 撐士
	Lichuan	撐士
	Pingxiang	撐士
Hakka	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	撐士
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	上士
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	岔士
	Conghua (Lütian)	上士
	Yudu	上士, 撐士
Huizhou	Jixi	上士
Jin	Taiyuan	支士
Northern Min	Jian'ou	上士
Southern Min	Haikou	上士
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	上士
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	撐士
Wu	Shanghai	撐士, 扯士
	Suzhou	撐士, 叉士
	Danyang	上士
	Hangzhou	上士
Xiang	Changsha	上士, 撐士

Antonyms

• 下士 (xiàshì)
• 落士

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	士
じょう Grade: 1	し Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

/zyausi/ → /zyoːsi/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʑoːɕi]

Noun

上(じょう)士(し) • (jōshi) ^{←じゃうし (zyausi)?}

1. a person of good upbringing and character
2. a high ranking samurai

See also

• 下士(かし) (kashi)