上焦

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	burnt; scorched; worried burnt; scorched; worried; anxious
simp. and trad. (上焦)		上	焦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngjiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ ziu¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-chiau

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngjiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngjiao
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-chiao¹
    • Yale: shàng-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqjiau
    • Palladius: шанцзяо (šanczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 上交 上焦 上膠／上胶

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ ziu¹
    • Yale: seuhng jīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ dziu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ jiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-chiau
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-tsiau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngciaw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡siau⁴⁴/

Noun

上焦

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) part of the body cavity above the diaphragm housing the heart and the lungs