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上半年

上半年

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	half-year
simp. and trad. (上半年)		上	半年

Noun

上半年

the first half-year: from January to June

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shàngbànnián

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ bun³ nin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shàngbànnián
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqbannnian
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pa̠n⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ bun³ nin⁴
  - Yale: seuhng bun nìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ bun³ nin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² puːn³³ niːn²¹/