# 上士
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shàngshì
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng$^6$ si$^6$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-sū
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shàngshì
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shàngshìh
*** Wade–Giles: shang$^4$-shih$^4$
*** Yale: shàng-shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshyh
*** Palladius: шанши (šanši)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$上世 上士 上市
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: soeng$^6$ si$^6$
*** Yale: seuhng sih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: soeng$^6$ si$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sêng$^6$ xi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /sœːŋ²² siː²²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-sū
*** Tâi-lô: siōng-sū
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngsu
*** IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ su²²/

#### Noun

上士
* (military) staff sergeant (of an army); chief petty officer (of a navy); first sergeant (of an air force)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shàngshì
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng$^5$ si$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shàngshì
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shàngshìh
*** Wade–Giles: shang$^4$-shih$^4$
*** Yale: shàng-shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshyh
*** Palladius: шанши (šanši)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$上世 上士 上市
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: soeng$^5$ si$^6$
*** Yale: séuhng sih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: soeng$^5$ si$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sêng$^5$ xi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /sœːŋ¹³ siː²²/

#### Verb

上士
* (xiangqi) to move an adviser (士) forward diagonally

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 上士 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 支士 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 支士 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 上士 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 上士, 撐士 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 上士 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 上士, 撐士 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 上士, 支士 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 上士, 撐士 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 撐士, 支士 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 上士, 支士, 撐士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 上士, 支士, 撐士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 上士, 撐士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 上士 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 上士, 撐士 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 撐士 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 上士 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 上士 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 撐士 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 上士 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 撐士 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 上士 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 上士 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 上士 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 上士 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 上士 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 上士 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 上士 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 上士 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 岔士 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 岔士 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 上士 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 省士 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 上士 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 上士 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 省士 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 省士 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 省士 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 上士 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 撐士 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 上士 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 上士, 撐士 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 撐士 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 撐士 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 撐士 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 上士 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 岔士 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 上士 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 上士, 撐士 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 上士 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 支士 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 上士 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 上士 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 上士 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 撐士 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 撐士, 扯士 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 撐士, 叉士 |
| Wu | Danyang | 上士 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 上士 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 上士, 撐士 |

##### Antonyms

* 下士 (xiàshì)
* 落士 (làoshì)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 上 | 士 |
| じょう Grade: 1 | し Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi ||

### Etymology

/zyausi/ → /zyoːsi/.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [d͡ʑo̞ːɕi]

### Noun

上(じょう)士(し) • (jōshi)
* a person of good upbringing and character
* a high ranking samurai

#### See also

* 下士(かし) (kashi)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 上 | 士 |

### Noun

上士
* chữ Hán form of thượng sĩ (“sergeant major; master sergeant; chief petty officer”).