上尉 shàng wèi ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄟˋ soeng6 wai3
- captain (military rank)
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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)
尉
- 中尉 zhōng wèi ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ zung1 wai3 lieutenant (navy)
- 大尉 dà wèi ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄟˋ daai6 wai3 captain (army rank)
- 尉氏 Wèi shì ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ wai3 si6 see 尉氏县
- 尉犁 Yù lí ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˊ wai3 lai4 see 尉犁县
- 尉缭 尉繚 Wèi Liáo ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ wai3 liu4 Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇, possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉缭子 text on military strategy
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- 尉迟 尉遲 Yù chí ㄩˋ ㄔˊ wai3 ci4 two-character surname Yuchi
- 少尉 shào wèi ㄕㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ siu3 wai3 second lieutenant (army rank)
- 廷尉 tíng wèi ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ ting4 wai3 chief judicial officer in imperial China
- 校尉 xiào wèi ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ gaau3 wai3 military officer
- 卫尉 衛尉 wèi wèi ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˋ wai6 wai3 commander of the imperial guards
- 都尉 dū wèi ㄉㄨ ㄨㄟˋ dou1 wai3 military rank
- 尉氏县 尉氏縣 Wèi shì Xiàn ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ wai3 si6 jyun6 Weishi, a county in Kaifeng City 开封市, Henan
- 尉犁县 尉犁縣 Yù lí Xiàn ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ wai3 lai4 jyun6 Yuli, a county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
- 尉缭子 尉繚子 Wèi Liáo zi ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄗ wai3 liu4 zi2 Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书, possibly written by Wei Liao 尉缭 during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- 尉迟恭 尉遲恭 Yù chí Gōng ㄩˋ ㄔˊ ㄍㄨㄥ wai3 ci4 gung1 General Yuchi Gong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty
- 骑都尉 騎都尉 qí dū wèi ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄨ ㄨㄟˋ ke4 dou1 wai3 (archaic) cavalry commandant; cavalry captain
- 摸金校尉 mō jīn xiào wèi ㄇㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ mo2 gam1 gaau3 wai3 (idiom) military title said to have existed in the Han dynasty, allegedly granted to officials tasked with retrieving gold from tombs to fund military campaigns; (in popular fiction) tomb raider
- 陆军中尉 陸軍中尉 lù jūn zhōng wèi ㄌㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ luk6 gwan1 zung1 wai3 lieutenant
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