Como Pronunciar "shanghai"

word

/ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ/

shang-HY

/ʃæŋhˈaɪ/

shang-HY

Definição

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.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

/ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ/

Inglês Britânico

/ʃæŋhˈaɪ/

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

shang-HY

Ouça em Contexto

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.