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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngbànnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ bun³ nin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shàngbànnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqbannnian
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pän⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ bun³ nin⁴
    • Yale: seuhng bun nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ bun³ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ bun³ nin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /sœ̽ːŋ²² puːn³³ niːn²¹/

Noun

上半年

1. the first half-year

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 頂半年／顶半年

Antonyms

• 下半年 (xiàbànnián)