Shanghainese

English

Shanghai +‎ -n- +‎ -ese

Shanghainese (comparative more Shanghainese, superlative most Shanghainese)

Of or pertaining to Shanghai.
Of or pertaining to Shanghai and the surrounding areas like the Lower Yangtze Delta region like parts of the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui
- 1998, James Stuart Olson, An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of China, Greenwood Press, published 1998, page 301:
  The term “Shanghainese” refers to the residents of the city of Shanghai and its surrounding culture area in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) ... When asked to identify themselves, the residents of the city readily respond “Shanghaiese,” whose connotations today reflect an attitude of superiority, confidence, and high self-esteem.

of or pertaining to Shanghai

Shanghainese (plural Shanghainese)

Inhabitant of Shanghai; person of Shanghainese descent.
Synonym: Shanghaier
Hyponym: Shanghailander

Shanghainese person

Chinese:
Cantonese: 上海人 (soeng⁶ hoi² jan⁴)
Mandarin: 上海人 (zh) (Shànghǎirén)
Esperanto: ŝanhajano (man or woman), ŝanhajanino (woman)
French: Shanghaïen (fr) m, Shanghaïenne f, Shanghaïais m (rare), Shanghaïaise f (rare)
German: Shanghaier m, Shanghaierin f, Schanghaier m, Schanghaierin f
Japanese: 上海人 (Shanhai-jin)
Macedonian: Шангаец m (Šangaec), Шангајка f (Šangajka)
Russian: шанха́ец (ru) m (šanxájec), шанха́йка f (šanxájka)

Shanghainese

A dialect of Wu spoken predominantly in Shanghai.
- 2015, Hyeonseo Lee, The Girl with Seven Names, →ISBN, page 156:
  Maybe it was because I was hearing snatches of Shanghainese and other dialects around me in the carirage, but it didn't feel like I was even in China any more.

language

Chinese:
Cantonese: 上海話, 上海话 (soeng⁶ hoi² waa^6-2)
Mandarin: 上海話／上海话 (zh), 上海话 (zh) (Shànghǎihuà), 滬語／沪语 (zh), 沪语 (zh) (Hùyǔ)
Wu: 上海閒話, 上海闲话 (zaan he hhe hho)
French: shanghaïen (fr) m
Irish: Seangaidhnis
Japanese: 上海語 (ja) (Shanhai-go)
Korean: 상하이어 (Sanghaieo)
Macedonian: шангајски m (šangajski)
Russian: шанха́йский (ru) m (šanxájskij) (диале́кт)