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上焦

上焦

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	burnt; scorched; worried burnt; scorched; worried; anxious
simp. and trad. (上焦)		上	焦

Noun

上焦

(TCM) part of the body cavity above the diaphragm housing the heart and the lungs

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shàngjiāo

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ ziu¹
Min Nan (POJ): siōng-chiau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shàngjiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqjiau
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    ^edit
    上交
    上焦
    上膠／上胶
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ ziu¹
  - Yale: seuhng jīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ dziu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-chiau
  - Tâi-lô: siōng-tsiau
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngciaw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕiaʊ⁴⁴/