Theravada school of Buddhism
Shangsi, a county in Fangchenggang City 防城港市[fáng chéng gǎng shì], Guangxi
Pliocene (geological epoch from 5m-2m years ago)
Shanghang, a county in Longyan City 龙岩市[lóng yán shì], Fujian
Shanglin, a county in Nanning City 南宁市[nán níng shì], Guangxi
Shangli, a county in Pingxiang City 萍乡市[píng xiāng shì], Jiangxi
Shanghai municipality (short name 沪[hù])
palate (roof of the mouth)
Shangyou, a county in Ganzhou City 赣州市[gàn zhōu shì], Jiangxi
to wind up (a watch or other clockwork mechanism)
Shangcai, a county in Zhumadian City 驻马店市[zhù mǎ diàn shì], Henan
Shangjie, a district of Zhengzhou City 郑州市[zhèng zhōu shì], Henan
1. (Buddhism) to go to the Western Paradise2. (fig.) to die
1. lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom)2. fig. to associate with criminals
Shangrao, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省[jiāng xī shěng]
Shanggao, a county in Yichun City 宜春市[yí chūn shì], Jiangxi
1. in principle2. generally
1. unable to get anything to eat2. to miss a meal
to be good enough to be regarded as; to meet the standard expected of
woman-on-top sex position
1. to disagree2. I can't agree with that.
sex scene (in a movie etc)
to praise to the skies; to shower with excessive praise
to squeeze oneself up into (a crowded vehicle etc)
not to deserve to be mentioned; not to qualify; below par
1. to be considered as outstanding or special2. to be reckoned with3. notable
(in) a fit of anger; (in) a foul mood
Wenshang, a county in Jining City 济宁市[jǐ níng shì], Shandong
Yingshang, a county in Fuyang City 阜阳市[fù yáng shì], Anhui
1. to strive to be among the best2. zheng shangyou (card game)
worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)
1. needed2. to come in useful
1. can be counted or regarded as2. to be able to tell or answer3. to deserve mention
1. extremely difficult2. even more difficult
cannot attend to or manage
death during sexual intercourse
1. at sixes and sevens2. perturbed state of mind3. in a mess
1. the best policy2. the best thing one can do in the circumstances
1. to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint2. fig. conspiring to defraud
to vomit and have diarrhea
the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德经[dào dé jīng])
1. lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)2. fig. to go to great lengths3. to search heaven and earth
上山下乡 上山下鄉 shàng shān xià xiāng 1. to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers)2. forced agricultural experience for city intellectuals