上香

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	fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (上香)		上	香
simp. #(上香)		上	香

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngxiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ hoeng¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-hiang / siāng-hiang

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngxiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngsiang
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-hsiang¹
    • Yale: shàng-syāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshiang
    • Palladius: шансян (šansjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁵ hoeng¹
    • Yale: séuhng hēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ hoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ hêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-hiang
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-hiang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxnghiafng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hiaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ hiaŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-hiang
    • Tâi-lô: siāng-hiang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaxnghiafng
    • IPA (Taipei): /siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ hiaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siaŋ³³⁻²¹ hiaŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

上香

1. to burn incense

Synonyms

• 割香 (Hokkien)
• 插香 (chāxiāng)
• 行香 (xíngxiāng)
• 裝香／装香 (zhuāngxiāng) (chiefly Cantonese)
• 進香／进香 (jìnxiāng)

 

See also

• 拜神 (bàishén)