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上吊

上吊

See also: 上弔

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	to hang a person
simp. and trad. (上吊)		上	吊
alt. forms		上弔

Verb

上吊

to hang oneself

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shàngdiào

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ diu³
Min Nan (POJ): siōng-tiàu / siāng-tiàu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shàngdiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqdiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    上吊
    上調／上调
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁵ diu³
  - Yale: séuhng diu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ diu³
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ tiːu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-tiàu
  - Tâi-lô: siōng-tiàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngdiaux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tiaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tiaʊ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-tiàu
  - Tâi-lô: siāng-tiàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaxngdiaux
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaŋ²²⁻²¹ tiaʊ²¹/