Shanghainese

English

Etymology

Shanghai +‎ -n- +‎ -ese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːz

Adjective

Shanghainese (comparative more Shanghainese, superlative most Shanghainese)

1. Of or pertaining to Shanghai.

Translations

of or pertaining to Shanghai

• Macedonian: шангајски m (šángajski)

• Russian: шанха́йский (ru) (šanxájskij)

Noun

Shanghainese (plural Shanghainese)

1. Inhabitant of Shanghai; person of Shanghainese descent.

Translations

Shanghainese person

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 上海人 (soeng⁶ hoi² jan⁴)

  Mandarin: 上海人 (Shànghǎirén)

• Esperanto: ŝanhajano (man or woman), ŝanhajanino (woman)

• French: Shanghaïen (fr) m, Shanghaïenne f, Shanghaïais m (rare), Shanghaïaise f (rare)
• Japanese: 上海人 (Shanhai-jin)
• Macedonian: Шангаец m (Šángaec), Шангајка f (Šángajka)
• Russian: шанха́ец (ru) m (šanxájec), шанха́йка f (šanxájka)

Proper noun

Shanghainese

1. A dialect of Wu spoken predominantly in Shanghai.

Translations

language

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 上海話, 上海话 (soeng⁶ hoi² waa^6-2)

  Mandarin: 滬語 (zh), 沪语 (zh) (Hùyǔ), 上海話 (zh), 上海话 (zh) (Shànghǎihuà)

  Wu: 上海閒話, 上海闲话 (zaan22 he44 hhe22 hho44)

• Japanese: 上海語 (ja) (Shanhai-go)
• Macedonian: шангајски m (šángajski)
• Russian: шанха́йский (ru) m (šanxájskij) (диале́кт)