上彩

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	(bright) colour; variety; applause (bright) colour; variety; applause; applaud; (lottery) prize
simp. and trad. (上彩)		上	彩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngcǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄘㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ coi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngcǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄘㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngcǎi
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-tsʻai³
    • Yale: shàng-tsǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqtsae
    • Palladius: шанцай (šancaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁵ coi²
    • Yale: séuhng chói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ tsoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ coi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/

Noun

上彩

1. a way of applying makeup used on actors in traditional Chinese opera