上算

Mandarin · pinyin shàng suàn

Meanings

  1. to be worthwhile
  2. to be worth it
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上
shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
算
suàn · count, calculate, figure; plan
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4–4 · shang4 suan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

soeng6 syun3

Cantonese word readings for 上算. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

  1. economical; profitable; value for money

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