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Thượng Hải

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Hanoi [tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ haːj˧˩]Huế [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ haːj˧˨]Saigon [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ haːj˨˩˦] browser voice
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thượngheavynặnghảidippinghỏi

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Thượng Hải means Shanghai.

Chinese characters: 上海

Meanings of Thượng Hải in English

Proper noun

  1. Shanghai (a major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China)

Adjective

  1. Shanghainese

Example sentences with Thượng Hải

  • Hàng Châu ở gần Thượng Hải. Hangzhou is close to Shanghai.
  • Tôi là người Thượng Hải. I'm Shanghainese.
  • Tôi rời Thượng Hải vào năm ngoái và chưa có dịp quay lai. I left Shanghai last year and I've never been back.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 上海.

Frequently asked questions

What does Thượng Hải mean in English?

Thượng Hải (proper noun) means "Shanghai".

How do you pronounce Thượng Hải?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ haːj˧˩]; Saigon [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ haːj˨˩˦]. Tones: thượng — heavy tone (nặng), hải — dipping tone (hỏi).

Is Thượng Hải a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. Thượng Hải is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 上海.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.