# 上路
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shànglù
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄨˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng$^5$ lou$^6$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiǔⁿ-lō͘ / chiūⁿ-lō͘ / chiōⁿ-lō͘
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$zaon-lu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shànglù
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shànglù
*** Wade–Giles: shang$^4$-lu$^4$
*** Yale: shàng-lù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqluh
*** Palladius: шанлу (šanlu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$上路 上陸／上陆
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: soeng$^5$ lou$^6$
*** Yale: séuhng louh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: soeng$^5$ lou$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sêng$^5$ lou$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /sœːŋ¹³ lou̯²²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiǔⁿ-lō͘
*** Tâi-lô: tsiǔnn-lōo
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siũ²² lɔ⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiūⁿ-lō͘
*** Tâi-lô: tsiūnn-lōo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cviuxlo
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ lɔ³³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ lɔ³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siũ²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiōⁿ-lō͘
*** Tâi-lô: tsiōnn-lōo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cvioixlo
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$zaon-lu
*** MiniDict: zaon$^去$ lu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$zaan-lu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zɑ̃²² lu⁴⁴/

### Verb

上路
* to start a journey; to set off
* (figuratively) to learn the fundamentals
* (euphemistic) to die

#### Synonyms

* (to start a journey):
* 出發／出发 (chūfā)
* 動身／动身 (dòngshēn)
* 成行 (chéngxíng) (formal)
* 啟程／启程 (qǐchéng)
* 起程 (qǐchéng)
* 起身 (qǐshēn)
* (to learn the fundamentals): 入門／入门 (rùmén)
* (to die):
* 下世 (xiàshì) (formal)
* 上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic)
* 不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
* 不幸 (bùxìng) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
* 不祿／不禄 (bùlù) (archaic, euphemistic, of military officers)
* 亡
* 亡故 (wánggù) (literary)
* 仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic)
* 仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic)
* 作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic)
* 做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial)
* 傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary)
* 傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)
* 入寂 (rùjì) (Buddhism, of Buddhist monks)
* 凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (to die of old age)
* 化去 (huàqù) (euphemistic)
* 升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
* 即世 (jíshì) (literary)
* 去世 (qùshì)
* 合眼 (héyǎn) (euphemistic)
* 喪亡／丧亡 (sàngwáng) (literary)
* 喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (euphemistic)
* 喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
* 嗚呼／呜呼 (wūhū) (euphemistic)
* 嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory)
* 嚥氣／咽气 (yànqì) (colloquial)
* 回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemistic, humorous)
* 圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
* 壽終正寢／寿终正寝 (shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn) (euphemistic)
* 失氣／失气 (shīqì) (literary)
* 安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic)
* 安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
* 小喇叭兒吹了／小喇叭儿吹了 (xiǎo lǎbār chuī le) (Beijing Mandarin)
* 就義／就义 (jiùyì) (to die a martyr)
* 崩 (bēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
* 崩殂 (bēngcú) (Classical, of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
* 彈老三／弹老三 (Northern Wu, informal, humorous)
* 往生 (wǎngshēng) (euphemistic)
* 忽然 (hūrán) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
* 掛／挂 (guà) (slang, humorous)
* 故 (gù)
* 故世 (gùshì) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
* 故去 (gùqù) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
* 斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
* 早死 (zǎosǐ)
* 晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
* 枯死 (kūsǐ) (literary, figurative)
* 棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
* 歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)
* 歸西／归西 (guīxī) (euphemistic)
* 歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)
* 死 (sǐ)
* 死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)
* 死人 (sǐrén)
* 死去 (sǐqù) (informal)
* 死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
* 死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
* 死脫／死脱 ($^5$shi-theq) (Wu)
* 殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
* 氣絕／气绝 (qìjué) (literary)
* 永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
* 沒世／没世 (mòshì) (literary)
* 沉眠 (chénmián) (euphemistic)
* 消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
* 物化 (wùhuà) (literary)
* 畢命／毕命 (bìmìng) (formal, euphemistic)
* 病亡 (bìngwáng) (to die of illness)
* 病故 (bìnggù) (to die of illness)
* 病死 (bìngsǐ) (to die of illness)
* 病逝 (bìngshì) (to die of illness)
* 百年歸老／百年归老 (bǎiniánguīlǎo) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
* 盡命／尽命 (jìnmìng) (literary, euphemistic)
* 終／终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds, euphemistic)
* 絕／绝 (jué) (literary, or in compounds)
* 翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
* 老了 (lǎo le) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
* 蒙主寵召／蒙主宠召 (méngzhǔchǒngzhào) (euphemistic)
* 薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
* 薨逝 (hōngshì) (of feudal lords)
* 被難／被难 (bèinàn) (to be killed in a disaster, political incident, etc.)
* 見背／见背 (jiànbèi) (literary, of one's parents or elders)
* 見閻王／见阎王 (jiàn Yánwáng) (figurative)
* 謝世／谢世 (xièshì) (literary)
* 賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
* 走 (zǒu) (euphemistic)
* 走去踮 (Hokkien, euphemistic)
* 身亡 (shēnwáng) (formal, usually from unnatural causes)
* 辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
* 辭塵／辞尘 (cíchén) (literary, euphemistic)
* 逝世 (shìshì)
* 進棺材／进棺材 (jìn guāncái)
* 過世／过世 (guòshì)
* 過去／过去 (guòqù) (euphemistic)
* 過往／过往 (Hokkien, euphemistic, Teochew, euphemistic)
* 過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
* 過面／过面 (Hokkien)
* 長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
* 長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
* 閉眼／闭眼 (bìyǎn) (euphemistic)
* 隕落／陨落 (yǔnluò) (euphemistic)
* 離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
* 駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
* 駕鶴西去／驾鹤西去 (jiàhèxīqù) (euphemistic)
* 駕鶴西遊／驾鹤西游 (jiàhèxīyóu) (euphemistic)
* 龍馭上賓／龙驭上宾 (lóngyùshàngbīn) (of an emperor)

### Adjective

上路
* (slang) well-behaved; good