尚 (soeng6) — still; yet; even in Cantonese
soengˍ₆尚Mandarin Pinyin: shang4
Meaning of 尚
nounstill; yet; even
nounesteem; value; uphold
nounlofty; noble
Example Sentences with 尚
keoiˏ₅佢fanˍ₆份janˎ₄人houˊ²好gouˉ¹高soeng6.尚。
He/She is a noble person.
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係gouˉ¹高soengˍ₆尚hangˎ₄行wai4.為。
This is not noble behavior.
keoiˏ₅佢jauˏ₅有gouˉ¹高soengˍ₆尚cingˎ₄情cou3.操。
He/She has noble sentiments.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係gouˉ¹高soengˍ₆尚leiˏ₅理soeng2.想。
This is a noble ideal.
mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係gouˉ¹高soengˍ₆尚ge˗₃嘅si6.事。
It's not a noble matter.
Words Containing 尚
風尚fung1 soeng6
current custom; current way of doing things
打完齋唔要和尚daa2 jyun4 zaai1 m4 jiu3 wo4 soeng2
to show a lack of gratitude; to drop sth when no longer needed
三個和尚冇水食saam1 go3 wo4 soeng2 mou5 seoi2 sik6
"to pass the buck"
掛單和尚gwaa3 daan1 wo4 soeng2
to go to someone else house just to get a meal [colloquial]
高尚gou1 soeng6
noble; lofty; respectable; elevated; high class
崇尚sung4 soeng6
to advocate; uphold
時尚si4 soeng6
the vogue; the fashion
和尚寺wo4 soeng2 zi2
Sometimes it may be used as a metaphor for "boys school".
和尚wo4 soeng2
Buddhist monk
尚未soeng6 mei6
not yet
一息尚存jat1 sik1 soeng6 cyun4
surviving till last breath; will not give up till the last breath
禮尚往來lai5 soeng6 wong5 loi4
courtesy demands reciprocity
Want to actually remember 尚?
Practice with spaced-repetition flashcards or follow our free structured Cantonese course.