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上人

上人

Chinese

 
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(上人)

Noun

上人

  1. (literary) someone who is virtuous and wise
  2. (literary) master; leader; monarch
  3. (honorific) monk

Pronunciation 2

Noun

上人

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, Wu) elder (parents or grandparents)

Pronunciation 3

Verb

上人

  1. (literary) to transcend someone

Pronunciation 4

Verb

上人

  1. (chiefly Northeastern Mandarin, of restaurants, theatres, etc.) to have customers come in continuously