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Shanghainese

Shanghainese

English

Adjective

Shanghainese ‎(comparative more Shanghainese, superlative most Shanghainese)

Of or pertaining to Shanghai.

Translations

of or pertaining to Shanghai

Macedonian: шангајски m ‎(šángajski)

Russian: шанха́йский (ru) ‎(šanxájskij)

Noun

Shanghainese ‎(plural Shanghainese)

Inhabitant of Shanghai; person of Shanghainese descent.

Translations

Shanghainese person

Chinese:

Cantonese: 上海人 ‎(soeng⁶ hoi² jan⁴)

Mandarin: 上海人 ‎(Shànghǎirén)
Esperanto: ŝanhajano (man or woman), ŝanhajanino (woman)
French: Shanghaïen (fr) m, Shanghaïenne f, Shanghaïais m (rare), Shanghaïaise f (rare)

Japanese: 上海人 ‎(Shanhai-jin)
Macedonian: Шангаец m ‎(Šángaec), Шангајка f ‎(Šángajka)
Russian: шанха́ец m ‎(šanxájec), шанха́йка f ‎(šanxájka)

Proper noun

Shanghainese

A dialect of Wu spoken predominantly in Shanghai.

Translations

language

Chinese:

Cantonese: 上海話, 上海话 ‎(soeng⁶ hoi² waa⁶⁻²)

Mandarin: 滬語 (zh), 沪语 (zh) ‎(Hùyǔ), 上海話 (zh), 上海话 (zh) ‎(Shànghǎihuà)

Wu: 上海閒話, 上海闲话 ‎(zaan22 he44 hhe22 hho44)

Japanese: 上海語 (ja) ‎(Shanhai-go)
Macedonian: шангајски m ‎(šángajski)
Russian: шанха́йский (ru) m ‎(šanxájskij) (диале́кт)