上刑 shàng xíng ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ soeng5 jing4
- severe punishment
- worst punishment
- to torture
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上
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 上任 shàng rèn ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ soeng5 jam6 to take office
- 上来 上來 shàng lái ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ soeng5 loi4 to come up
- 上升 shàng shēng ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥ soeng5 sing1 to rise
- 上午 shàng wǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ soeng6 ng5 morning
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- 上去 shàng qù ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄩˋ soeng5 heoi3 to go up
- 上台 shàng tái ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄞˊ soeng5 toi4 to rise to power (in politics)
- 上司 shàng si ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄙ soeng6 si1 boss
- 上吊 shàng diào ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ soeng5 diu3 to hang oneself
- 上周 shàng zhōu ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄡ soeng6 zau1 last week
- 上报 上報 shàng bào ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄠˋ soeng5 bou3 to report to one's superiors
- 上场 上場 shàng chǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˇ soeng5 coeng4 on stage
- 上好 shàng hǎo ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ soeng6 hou2 first-rate
- 上学 上學 shàng xué ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ soeng5 hok6 to go to school
- 上岗 上崗 shàng gǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄤˇ soeng5 gong1 to take up one's post; to go on duty
- 上市 shàng shì ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ soeng5 si5 to hit the market (of a new product)
- 上帝 Shàng dì ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧˋ soeng6 dai3 God
- 上方 shàng fāng ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤ soeng5 fong1 place above (it)
- 上旬 shàng xún ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ soeng6 ceon4 first third of a month
- 上映 shàng yìng ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄥˋ soeng5 jing2 to screen; to show (a movie)
刑
- 刑事 xíng shì ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ jing4 si6 criminal; penal
- 刑法 xíng fǎ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄚˇ jing4 faat3 criminal law
- 服刑 fú xíng ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ fuk6 jing4 to serve a prison sentence
- 五刑 wǔ xíng ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ng5 jing4 imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨, cutting off the nose 劓, amputation of one or both feet 刖, castration 宫, execution 大辟
- 刑人 xíng rén ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ jing4 jan4 criminal to be executed
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- 刑侦 刑偵 xíng zhēn ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄣ jing4 zing1 criminal investigation
- 刑具 xíng jù ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩˋ jing4 geoi6 punishment equipment
- 刑名 xíng míng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ jing4 ming4 xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害
- 刑堂 xíng táng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄤˊ jing4 tong4 torture chamber
- 刑场 刑場 xíng chǎng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄤˇ jing4 coeng4 execution ground
- 刑天 Xíng tiān ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ jing4 tin1 Xingtian, headless giant hero of Chinese mythology decapitated by the Yellow Emperor 黄帝
- 刑庭 xíng tíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ jing4 ting4 criminal court (abbr. for 刑事法庭)
- 刑律 xíng lǜ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄩˋ jing4 leot6 criminal law
- 刑戮 xíng lù ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨˋ jing4 luk6 (literary) corporal punishment or execution
- 刑房 xíng fáng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄤˊ jing4 fong4 office of punishment
- 刑拘 xíng jū ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩ jing4 keoi1 to detain as criminal
- 刑期 xíng qī ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧ jing4 kei4 prison term
- 刑杖 xíng zhàng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄤˋ jing4 zoeng6 rod used for flogging offenders
- 刑案 xíng àn ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄢˋ jing4 on3 criminal case
- 刑求 xíng qiú ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jing4 kau4 to extort confession by torture
Idioms with these characters
- 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng ㄅㄚ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ baa1 gou1 mong6 soeng6 to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
- 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 赤膊上阵 赤膊上陣 chì bó shàng zhèn ㄔˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄣˋ cek3 bok3 soeng5 zan6 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
- 犯上作乱 犯上作亂 fàn shàng zuò luàn ㄈㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ faan6 soeng6 zok3 lyun6 to rebel against the emperor (idiom)
- 高高在上 gāo gāo zài shàng ㄍㄠ ㄍㄠ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ gou1 gou1 zoi6 soeng6 (idiom) situated high; aloft
- 顾客至上 顧客至上 gù kè zhì shàng ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄓˋ ㄕㄤˋ gu3 haak3 zi3 soeng6 the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
- 滚石上山 滾石上山 gǔn shí shàng shān ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢ gwan2 sek6 soeng5 saan1 lit. to roll a boulder up a hill (like Sisyphus) (idiom)
- 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄕㄤˋ hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5 (idiom) see 后来者居上
- 火上浇油 火上澆油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ fo2 soeng6 giu1 jau4 to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation