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上苑

上苑

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	park
simp. and trad. (上苑)		上	苑

Noun

上苑

royal garden

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shàngyuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄩㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ jyun²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shàngyuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄩㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqyuann
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ y̯ɛn⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    上苑
    上院
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ jyun²
  - Yale: seuhng yún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ jyn²
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² jyːn³⁵/