上弦

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	bow string; string of mus. instr.
simp. and trad. (上弦)		上	弦

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàngxián

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ jin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shàngxián
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shàngsián
  - Wade–Giles: shang⁴-hsien²
  - Yale: shàng-syán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshyan
  - Palladius: шансянь (šansjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: soeng⁵ jin⁴
  - Yale: séuhng yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ jiːn²¹/
  - Homophones:
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Verb

上弦

to wind up a clock or watch

Synonyms

上發條／上发条 (shàng fātiáo)
(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) 上鏈／上链

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàngxián

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): soeng⁶ jin⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): siang⁵ yen³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-hiân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shàngxián
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shàngsián
  - Wade–Giles: shang⁴-hsien²
  - Yale: shàng-syán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshyan
  - Palladius: шансянь (šansjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ jin⁴
  - Yale: seuhng yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² jiːn²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: siang⁵ yen³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siaŋ³² jen²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-hiân
  - Tâi-lô: siōng-hiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxnghieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hiɛn²⁴/

Noun

上弦

first quarter (of the moon)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	弦
じょう Grade: 1	げん Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

上(じょう)弦(げん) • (jōgen)

waxing crescent moon, a moon in its first quarter

Antonyms

下弦(かげん) (kagen)

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