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上刑

上刑

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	punishment
simp. and trad. (上刑)		上	刑

Verb

上刑

to torture; to put to torture; to apply the third degree

Noun

上刑

severe punishment; torture

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shàngxíng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ jing⁴
Min Nan (POJ): siōng-hêng / siāng-hêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shàngxíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshyng
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    上刑
    上行
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁵ jing⁴
  - Yale: séuhng yìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ jing⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ jɪŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-hêng
  - Tâi-lô: siōng-hîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngheeng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-hêng
  - Tâi-lô: siāng-hîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaxngheeng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaŋ²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ¹³/