Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Shanghainese en · ADJ
Etymology
From Shanghai + -n- + -ese.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to Shanghai.
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Of or pertaining to Shanghai and the surrounding areas like the Lower Yangtze Delta region like parts of the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui
The term “Shanghainese” refers to the residents of the city of Shanghai and its surrounding culture area in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) ... When asked to identify themselves, the residents of the city readily respond “Shanghaiese,” whose connotations today reflect an attitude of superiority, confidence, and high self-esteem.
1998, James Stuart Olson, An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of China, Greenwood Press, published 1998, page 301:
Forms
Translations (5)
pt xangainês (of or pertaining to Shanghai) · ru шанха́йский (of or pertaining to Shanghai) · de Shanghaier (of or pertaining to Shanghai) · de Schanghaier (of or pertaining to Shanghai) · mk шангајски (of or pertaining to Shanghai)
Shanghainese en · NOUN
Etymology
From Shanghai + -n- + -ese.
Meanings
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Inhabitant of Shanghai; person of Shanghainese descent.
Forms
Synonyms
Shanghaier
Translations (17)
mk Шангајка (Shanghainese person) · ru шанха́ец (Shanghainese person) · de Schanghaier (Shanghainese person) · fr Shanghaïais (Shanghainese person) · yue 上海人 (Shanghainese person) · de Shanghaierin (Shanghainese person) · eo ŝanhajanino (Shanghainese person) · fr Shanghaïenne (Shanghainese person) · ru шанха́йка (Shanghainese person) · fr Shanghaïaise (Shanghainese person) · ja 上海人 (Shanghainese person) · fr Shanghaïen (Shanghainese person) · de Shanghaier (Shanghainese person) · cmn 上海人 (Shanghainese person) · eo ŝanhajano (Shanghainese person) · mk Шангаец (Shanghainese person) · de Schanghaierin (Shanghainese person)
Shanghainese en · PROPN
Etymology
From Shanghai + -n- + -ese.
Meanings
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The dialect of Wu.
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A dialect of Wu spoken predominantly in Shanghai.
Maybe it was because I was hearing snatches of Shanghainese and other dialects around me in the carirage, but it didn't feel like I was even in China any more.
2015, Hyeonseo Lee, The Girl with Seven Names, →ISBN, page 156:
Synonyms
Wu
Translations (10)
ru шанха́йский (language) · wuu 上海閒話 /上海闲话 (language) · ja 上海語 (language) · yue 上海話 /上海话 (language) · ga Seangaidhnis (language) · cmn 上海話 /上海话 (language) · ko 상하이어 (language) · cmn 滬語 /沪语 (language) · fr shanghaïen (language) · mk шангајски (language)