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上流社會

简上流社会 · 繁上流社會

Mandarin · pinyin shàng liú shè huì

upper class
high society

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
社: shè · god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society
會: huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting

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4–2–4–4 · shang4 liu2 she4 hui4

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noun

high society; polite society; upper class

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