上層

See also: 上层

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	layer; floor; a measure word for layers layer; floor; a measure word for layers; laminated; repeated; story (of a building); (maths) sheaf
trad. (上層)		上	層
simp. (上层)		上	层

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngcéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄘㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ cang⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): song-chhèn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-chân / siāng-chân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngcéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄘㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngcéng
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-tsʻêng²
    • Yale: shàng-tséng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqtserng
    • Palladius: шанцэн (šancɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ cang⁴
    • Yale: seuhng chàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ tsang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ ceng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² t͡sʰɐŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: song-chhèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: song cen^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: song⁴ cen²
    • Sinological IPA: /soŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰen¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-chân
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-tsân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngzaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡san²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² t͡san²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-chân
    • Tâi-lô: siāng-tsân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaxngzaan
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡san¹³/

Noun

上層

1. (literally, figuratively) upper strata; upper levels

Derived terms

• 上層建築／上层建筑 (shàngcéng jiànzhù)
• 上層社會／上层社会 (shàngcéng shèhuì)
• 上層路線／上层路线 (shàngcéng lùxiàn)
• 夏家店上層文化／夏家店上层文化 (Xiàjiādiàn shàngcéng wénhuà)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	層
じょう Grade: 1	そう Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
上層 (kyūjitai)

Noun

上(じょう)層(そう) • (jōsō) 

1. upper level

Antonyms

• 下層(かそう) (kasō)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
上	層

Noun

上層

1. chữ Hán form of thượng tầng (“upper level”).