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上榜

Mandarin · pinyin shàng bǎng

to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam)
to make the list
(of a song) to hit the charts

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
榜: bǎng · placard; list of successful exam candidates

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4–3 · shang4 bang3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

soeng5 bong2

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verb

(education) to appear on the public roll of successful candidates of an examination
to make the list
(music, of a song) to hit the charts

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