English Explanatory Dictionary

Shanghainese

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Shanghai.
  2. 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
  1. Inhabitant of Shanghai; person of Shanghainese descent.
name
  1. A dialect of Wu spoken predominantly in Shanghai.

Word forms

Shanghainese more Shanghainese most Shanghainese

Etymology

From Shanghai + -n- + -ese.

Synonyms

Shanghaier
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