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Jyutping soeng5 soeng5
Pinyin shàng shàng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, attributive
    best; great; superb
  2. adj, attributive
    before last
  3. verb
    to adorn; to apply
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我今天早上上学迟到。
    我今天早上上學遲到。
    wǒ jīn tiān zǎo shang shàng xué chí dào 。
    • I was late for school this morning.
  2. Mandarin
    马上上马!
    馬上上馬!
    mǎ shàng shàng mǎ !
    • Get on the horse immediately!
  3. Mandarin
    非上上智,无了了心。
    非上上智,無了了心。
    fēi shàng shàng zhì , wú liǎo liǎo xīn 。
    • True understanding requires the greatest of wisdoms.
  4. Mandarin
    我的名字上上下下一共50多笔划,写起来真麻烦。
    我的名字上上下下一共50多筆劃,寫起來真麻煩。
    wǒ de míng zi shàng shàng xià xià yī gòng 50 duō bǐ huà , xiě qǐ lai zhēn má fan 。
    • It's a lot of trouble to write my name, because it takes 50 strokes to write both my first and last names.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢上上下堂肚痛,但系阿Sir唔俾佢去厕所。
    佢上上下堂肚痛,但係阿Sir唔俾佢去廁所。
    keoi5 soeng5 soeng5 haa2 tong4 tou5 tung3, daan6 hai6 aa3 soe4 m4 bei2 keoi5 heoi3 ci3 so2
    • He had a stomach ache while attending class, but the teacher did not allow him to be excused.