shanghainese
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to Shanghai.
adj
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
noun
Inhabitant of Shanghai; person of Shanghainese descent.
name
The dialect of Wu.
name
A dialect of Wu spoken predominantly in Shanghai.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
more Shanghainese (comparative)
most Shanghainese (superlative)