Shànghuáyīn (-)
original: 上滑音
lifting a finger gradually in order to "glide" from a tone to a higher one
Literal translation: 上: "up", "upward"; 滑: "slippery / smooth"; 音: "sound / tone"; Defined by Wong as "(Portamento) upward glide"; ➺ Huáyīn, Xiàhuáyīn.
Wong, Samuel Shengmiao: Qi’ - An instrumental guide to the Chinese orchestra. Singapore, 2005, p.142.
汉英词典 (Hàn Yīng cídiǎn) / A Chinese-English dictionary. 北京 [Běijīng], 1985, p.596, 288 & 826.