上行

Chinese

Etymology 1

		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	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
simp. and trad. (上行)		上	行

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngxíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ hang⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-hêng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngxíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngsíng
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-hsing²
    • Yale: shàng-syíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshyng
    • Palladius: шансин (šansin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 上刑 上行

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ hang⁴
    • Yale: seuhng hàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ hang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ heng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² hɐŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-hêng
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-hîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngheeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²⁴/

Verb

上行

1. to ascend

   • 天道下濟而光明，地道卑而上行。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     天道下济而光明，地道卑而上行。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: I Ching, 11^th – 8^th century BCE

     Tiāndào xiàjì ér guāngmíng, dìdào bēi ér shàngxíng. [Pinyin]

     It is the way of heaven to send down its beneficial influences below, where they are brilliantly displayed. It is the way of earth, lying low, to send its influences upwards and (there) to act.

2. to go upstream
3. (Taiwan, of trains) to go up to the north
4. (Mainland China, of trains) to go in the direction of the capital (Beijing)
5. to send to higher authorities (as of documents)
6. (of prices, indexes, etc.) to rise

Usage notes

In Mainland China, trains going in the direction of Beijing (i.e. "up" trains) have even-numbered train codes.

Antonyms

• 上行 (shàngxíng)

Etymology 2

		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	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
simp. and trad. (上行)		上	行

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ hong^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁵ hong^4-2
    • Yale: séuhng hóng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ hong^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ hong^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ hɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

Verb

上⫽行 (verb-object)

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, watch trading) to go to an official licensed store
   • 2019 August 29, “勞力士達人 一隻錶賺百萬”, in 香港經濟日報‎^[1], 副刊 [fùkān]:

     他補充：「或者可以上去維修中心做個簡單服務，他們會發一張receipt給你，那一張就叫『行紙』，『行紙』就好像驗身紙，因為手錶上行沒問題才可獲發『行紙』。」

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)