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上海

Mandarin · pinyin Shàng hǎi

Shanghai municipality (short name 滬 Hù)

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime

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4–3 · Shang4 hai3

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soeng6 hoi2

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(～市) Shanghai (a major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China)
(～縣) (historical) Shanghai (a former county of Shanghai, China)
(chiefly Shanghainese, Suburban Shanghainese Wu) Downtown Shanghai; Inner-city Shanghai; Shanghai city center

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