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Mandarin · pinyin Shàng Wài

abbr. for 上海外國語大學 Shàng hǎi Wài guó yǔ Dà xué

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign

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4–4 · Shang4 Wai4

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 上海外國語大學／上海外国语大学 (Shànghǎi Wàiguóyǔ Dàxué, “Shanghai International Studies University”)

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