上蔡

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	surname
trad. (上蔡)		上	蔡
simp. #(上蔡)		上	蔡

Etymology

Named after the ancient state of Cai (蔡國／蔡国), with the capital located in the county.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shàngcài

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄘㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ coi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shàngcài
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄘㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shàngcài
    • Wade–Giles: Shang⁴-tsʻai⁴
    • Yale: Shàng-tsài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shanqtsay
    • Palladius: Шанцай (Šancaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ coi³
    • Yale: seuhng choi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ tsoi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ coi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

Proper noun

上蔡

1. (～縣) Shangcai (a county of Zhumadian, Henan, China)