「上面 / 上便」

Entry #1
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 上面 soeng6 min6
  • 上便 soeng6 bin6
Individual
Character Meaning:
上 go up; top; to go up; to move upwards; to board; to get on a vehicle; to go ahead; to forge ahead; to fill; to supply; to serve a dish; to install; to attend class; to wind; to screw; to tighten; on top of
面 surface; side; aspect; face; appearance; used for medals; face: respect; prestige; reputation; honour; plane; area; (of geometry) face; cover; range; scale; scope
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • above; over; on top of; on the surface of
    (Cant.) 我ngo5放fong3咗zo2本bun2書syu1喺hai2張zoeng1枱toi2上soeng6面min6。
    (Eng.) I've put a book on the table.
    (Cant.) 牀cong4上soeng6面min6嘅ge3衫saam1係hai6邊bin1個go3㗎gaa3?
    (Eng.) Whose clothes are on the bed?
    (Cant.) 合hap6約joek3上soeng6面min6寫se2得dak1清cing1清cing1楚co2楚co2,辭ci4職zik1要jiu3提tai4早zou2一jat1個go3月jyut6通tung1知zi1。
    (Eng.) It is written clearly on the contract that one-month notice is needed for resignation.
    (Cant.) 枱toi2上soeng6便bin6有jau5本bun2書syu1。
    (Eng.) There is a book on the table.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5老lou5細sai3張zoeng1枱toi2上soeng6面min6有jau5個go3信seon3封fung1。
    (Eng.) There is an envelope on the desk of my boss.

  • the management; the boss; someone high up in a company or organisation
    (Cant.) 上soeng6面min6話waa6要jiu3cut costkat1 kos1,每mui5個go3部bou6門mun4要jiu3炒caau2一jat1個go3人jan4喎wo5。
    (Eng.) Someone high up says (the company) needs to cut cost, so every department needs to make one person redundant.

  • sometimes refers to Mainland China
    (Cant.) 上soeng6面min6每mui5日jat6放fong3緊gan2一jat1百baak3五ng5十sap6個go3人jan4嚟lai4香hoeng1港gong2。
    (Eng.) Mainland China permits 150 people to settle in Hong Kong daily.

Synonym: Synonym: 上高
Antonym(s): Antonym(s): 下低 下便 下面
See also: 前面 之上 上高 誇 過度 過量 over 上 頂 上邊 下面 出面 前面 底面 後面 斜面 正中間 裏面 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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