上客

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	customer; visitor; guest
simp. and trad. (上客)		上	客

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngkè

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ haak³
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zaon-khaq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngkè
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngkè
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-kʻo⁴
    • Yale: shàng-kè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqkeh
    • Palladius: шанкэ (šankɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ haak³
    • Yale: seuhng haak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ haak⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ hag³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² haːk̚³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶zaon-khaq
    • MiniDict: zaon^去 khah
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zaan-khaq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zɑ̃²² kʰaʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

上客

1. distinguished guest; esteemed guest

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
上	客
じょう Grade: 1	きゃく Grade: 3
goon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じょーきゃく [jòókyákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːkʲa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

上(じょう)客(きゃく) • (jōkyaku) ^{←じやうきやく (zyaukyaku)?}

1. a distinguished guest, guest of honor
2. a valued customer
   • 2017 November 8, “(Biyoshitsu keiei) ikka getsu ichido tēteki ni goraiten ga aru ogyaku-sama wa nanibito imasu ka? [Beauty shop management: What do you call a customer who comes to the shop once each month?]”, in Salon planner K‎^[1]:

     はじめ一(いっ)か月(げつ)に一(いち)度(ど)のお客(きゃく)様(さま)のことを上(じょう)客(きゃく)と呼(よ)んでいたが

     Hajime ikka getsu ni ichido no o-kyaku-sama no koto o jōkyaku to yonde-ita ga

     At first a customer [who came] once per month was called 'jōkyaku' but...

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
上	客
じょう Grade: 1	かく Grade: 3
goon	kan'on

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じょーかく [jòókákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːka̠kɯ̟]

Noun

上(じょう)客(かく) • (jōkaku) ^{←じやうかく (zyaukaku)?}

1. a distinguished guest, guest of honor
2. a valued customer

Korean

Hanja in this term
上	客

Noun

上客 • (sanggaek) (hangeul 상객)

1. hanja form^? of 상객