Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the city of Shanghai.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Shanghai.
- noun The variety of Chinese spoken in Shanghai.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
Shanghai . - noun Inhabitant of Shanghai; person of Shanghainese descent.
- proper noun A
dialect ofWu spoken predominantly inShanghai .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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His routines are filled with local humor and performed mainly in "Shanghainese" -- a local dialect with only a passing resemblance to Mandarin.
unknown title 2009
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The Chinese comedian's use of 'Shanghainese' gives him flexibility that most Mandarin-speaking performers don't have -- the government in Beijing can't understand him.
unknown title 2009
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If this trend goes on, 30 years later, I 'afraid, Shanghainese, a kind of language whichwas onceoften used as elements in satire sketches, will generally perish.
Global Voices in English » China: One-Child Policy Heading for a Revision 2009
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From Shanghainese steamed xiao long bao with their liquid center filling to Japanese gyoza yeah, my mom's are the best.
Who Fries The Best Dumplings in Chinatown? Serious Eats : New York 2011
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In Shanghai, I believe all the young parents like me are more or less worried abouta phenomenonthat the kids are unwilling to speak Shanghainese.
Global Voices in English » China: One-Child Policy Heading for a Revision 2009
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The virtual travel aspect of an Expo would have little appeal in contemporary America -- for the same reason that some of the more cosmopolitan Shanghainese I know were blasé about the mega-event currently taking place in their city.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: California Dreamin' at China's World's Fair Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2010
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From Shanghainese steamed xiao long bao with their liquid center filling to Japanese gyoza yeah, my mom's are the best.
Who Fries The Best Dumplings in Chinatown? Serious Eats : New York 2011
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From Shanghainese steamed xiao long bao with their liquid center filling to Japanese gyoza yeah, my mom's...
Who Fries The Best Dumplings in Chinatown? Serious Eats : New York 2011
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From Shanghainese steamed xiao long bao with their liquid center filling to Japanese gyoza yeah, my mom s...
Who Fries The Best Dumplings in Chinatown? Serious Eats : New York 2011
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And as seven beefcakes, including two from New York and one from Indonesia, strutted onto an outdoor stage, a crowd of hundreds erupted in whoops and hollers before awarding the hottest body title to a strapping, six-foot-tall Shanghainese who went by the name Grant.
Sunday Reading 2009
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