無上

Chinese

		not have	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
trad. (無上)		無	上
simp. (无上)		无	上
anagram		上無／上无

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúshàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄕㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ soeng⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bû-siōng / bû-siāng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúshàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄕㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúshàng
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-shang⁴
    • Yale: wú-shàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wushanq
    • Palladius: ушан (ušan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ soeng⁶
    • Yale: mòuh seuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ soeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ sêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ sœːŋ²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bû-siōng
    • Tâi-lô: bû-siōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: busiong
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bu²⁴⁻²² siɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bu²⁴⁻²² siɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bû-siāng
    • Tâi-lô: bû-siāng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: busiang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu¹³⁻²² siaŋ²²/

Adjective

無上

1. supreme; paramount; highest

Derived terms

• 至高無上／至高无上 (zhìgāowúshàng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (無上):

• → Japanese: 無上(むじょう) (mujō)
• → Korean: 무상(無上) (musang)
• → Vietnamese: vô thượng (無上)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
無	上
む Grade: 4	じょう Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) むじょー [mùjóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ᵝʑo̞ː]

Noun

無(む)上(じょう) • (mujō) ^{←むじやう (muzyau)?}

1. the best

   Synonym: 最上 (saijō)

2. zenith, the highest point

   Synonym: 天上 (tenjō)

Adjective

無(む)上(じょう) • (mujō) ^{←むじやう (muzyau)?}-na (adnominal 無(む)上(じょう)な (mujō na), adverbial 無(む)上(じょう)に (mujō ni))

1. best, greatest