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上訪

上訪

See also: 上访

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	inquire; seek; visit
trad. (上訪)		上	訪
simp. (上访)		上	访

Verb

上訪

to apply for an audience with the higher authorities to appeal for help, especially done by government officials

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shàngfǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ fong²
Min Nan (POJ): siōng-hóng / siāng-hóng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shàngfǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqfaang
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ fɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁵ fong²
  - Yale: séuhng fóng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ fong²
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ fɔːŋ³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-hóng
  - Tâi-lô: siōng-hóng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxnghorng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² hɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-hóng
  - Tâi-lô: siāng-hóng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaxnghorng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaŋ²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁵³/