上環

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	bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround; to loop; loop
trad. (上環)		上	環
simp. (上环)		上	环

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shànghuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ waan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shànghuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shànghuán
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-huan²
    • Yale: shàng-hwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqhwan
    • Palladius: шанхуань (šanxuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xu̯än³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shànghuánr
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shànghuánr
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-huan²-ʼrh
    • Yale: shàng-hwánr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqhwal
    • Palladius: шанхуаньр (šanxuanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɑɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁵ waan⁴
    • Yale: séuhng wàahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ waan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ wan⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ waːn²¹/

Verb

上環

1. to install an intrauterine device (IUD)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shànghuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ waan⁴
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zaon-gue

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shànghuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shànghuán
    • Wade–Giles: Shang⁴-huan²
    • Yale: Shàng-hwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shanqhwan
    • Palladius: Шанхуань (Šanxuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xu̯än³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ waan⁴
    • Yale: seuhng wàahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ waan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ wan⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² waːn²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶zaon-gue
    • MiniDict: zaon^去 gue
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zaan-gue
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zɑ̃²² ɡue⁴⁴/

Proper noun

上環

1. Sheung Wan (an area in Central and Western district, Hong Kong)