How to Pronounce "shanghai"
word
/ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ/
shang-HY
/ʃæŋhˈaɪ/
shang-HY
Definition
To force someone to do something or go somewhere, especially by trickery or kidnapping. Originally, it referred to kidnapping people to make them work on ships.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ/
British English
/ʃæŋhˈaɪ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
shang-HY
UK
shang-HY
Listen in Context
Sailors were sometimes shanghaied in old port cities.
He was shanghaied into helping us move.
People were afraid of being shanghaied at night.
I got shanghaied into babysitting for my neighbors this weekend.