太上 tài shàng ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ taai3 soeng6
- title of respect for taoists
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- 太太 tài tai ㄊㄞˋ ˙ㄊㄞ taai3 taai2 married woman
- 太平 tài píng ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ taai3 ping4 peace and security
- 太极 太極 Tài jí ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ taai3 gik6 the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology
- 太空 tài kōng ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥ taai3 hung1 outer space
- 太阳 太陽 tài yang ㄊㄞˋ ˙ㄧㄤ taai3 joeng4 sun
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- 太极拳 太極拳 tài jí quán ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ taai3 gik6 kyun4 shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
- 太阳能 太陽能 tài yáng néng ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄥˊ taai3 joeng4 nang4 solar energy
- 晒太阳 曬太陽 shài tài yáng ㄕㄞˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ saai3 taai3 joeng4 to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc)
- 老太太 lǎo tài tai ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ ˙ㄊㄞ lou5 taai3 taai3 elderly lady (respectful)
- 乙太 yǐ tài ㄧˇ ㄊㄞˋ jyut3 taai3 variant of 以太
- 亚太 亞太 Yà Tài ㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄞˋ aa3 taai3 Asia-Pacific
- 以太 yǐ tài ㄧˇ ㄊㄞˋ ji5 taai3 (loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves)
- 印太 Yìn Tài ㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄞˋ jan3 taai3 Indo-Pacific (from 印度洋 and 太平洋)
- 太保 Tài bǎo ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄠˇ taai3 bou2 Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi County 嘉义县, west Taiwan
- 太保 tài bǎo ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄠˇ taai3 bou2 a very high official in ancient China
- 太仓 太倉 Tài cāng ㄊㄞˋ ㄘㄤ taai3 cong1 see 太仓市
- 太仆 太僕 tài pú ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄨˊ taai3 buk6 ministerial title in imperial China (in the Qin and Han dynasties, the minister responsible for the imperial stables)
- 太公 tài gōng ㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ taai3 gung1 great-grandfather
- 太初 tài chū ㄊㄞˋ ㄔㄨ taai3 co1 the absolute beginning
- 太半 tài bàn ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄢˋ taai3 bun3 more than half
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)
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