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上界

上界

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	boundary; scope; extent boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)
simp. and trad. (上界)		上	界

Noun

上界

world above; heaven
(mathematics) upper bound

Antonyms

下界 (xiàjiè)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shàngjiè

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ gaai³
Min Nan (POJ): siōng-kài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shàngjiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqjieh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    上屆／上届
    上界
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ gaai³
  - Yale: seuhng gaai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ gaai³
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² kɑːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-kài
  - Tâi-lô: siōng-kài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngkaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kaɪ²¹/