ðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾi ʌv ʃæŋhˈaɪ wʌz fˈɔːɹmɚli ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌv dʒjɑːŋsˈuː ðˈʌs ðə ɡɹˈeɪt dˈiːl ʌv sˌɪmɪlˈæɹᵻɾi bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈuː, ænd ʃæŋhˈaɪ kwᵻzˈiːn ɪz sˈʌmtaɪmz klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd æz ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌv dʒjɑːŋsˈuː kwᵻzˈiːn.
The municipality of Shanghai was formerly a part of Jiangsu thus the great deal of similarity between the two, and Shanghai cuisine is sometimes classified as a part of Jiangsu cuisine.