上海

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	ocean; sea
simp. and trad. (上海)		上	海
anagram		海上

Etymology

Named after 上海浦. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. When/how did this nomenclature come into usage? Why did they drop 浦? What was 上海浦? Woefully inadequate when compared with the importance of this word.

Proper noun

上海

1. (～市) Shanghai (a direct-administered municipality, a major port city in eastern China)

   上海證券交易所／上海证券交易所  ―  Shànghǎi zhèngquàn jiāoyìsuǒ  ―  Shanghai Stock Exchange

   她最近跑到上海去了。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Tā zuìjìn pǎo dào Shànghǎi qù le. [Pinyin]

   She ran off to Shanghai recently.

   在上海我還有幾件事情要安排。 [MSC, trad.]
   在上海我还有几件事情要安排。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zài Shànghǎi wǒ háiyǒu jǐ jiàn shìqíng yào ānpái. [Pinyin]

   I still have a few things to arrange in Shanghai.

   儂到上海來了多少辰光了？ [Shanghainese, trad.]
   侬到上海来了多少辰光了？ [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ³non ²tau ³zaan-he ³le ⁰leq ¹tu-sau ³zen-kuaan ⁰leq [Wugniu]

   How long have you been in Shanghai?

2. (～縣) (historical) Shanghai (a former county of Shanghai, China)

Synonyms

• (city): (abbreviation) 滬／沪 (hù); 申 (shēn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (上海):

• → Korean: 상해(上海) (Sanghae)
• → Vietnamese: Thượng Hải (上海)

Others:

• → English: Shang-hai, Shanghae, Shanghai
• → French: Shanghai, Shanghaï, Changhaï
• → Japanese: 上(シャン)海(ハイ) (Shanhai)
• → Korean: 상하이 (Sanghai)
• → Russian: Шанха́й (Šanxáj)
• → Zhuang: Sanghaij

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	海
しゃん Grade: 1	はい Grade: 2
irregular

Alternative spelling
上海 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 上海 (Shànghǎi).

Proper noun

上海(シャンハイ) • (Shanhai) 

1. Shanghai (a direct-administered municipality, a major port city in eastern China)

Derived terms

• 上(シャン)海(ハイ)語(ご) (Shanhai-go)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
上	海

Proper noun

上海 • (Sanghae) (hangeul 상해)

1. hanja form^? of 상해 (“Shanghai”)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
上	海

Proper noun

上海

1. chữ Hán form of Thượng Hải (“Shanghai”).