孤高

Chinese

		lone; lonely	high; tall
trad. (孤高)		孤	高
simp. ^#(孤高)		孤	高

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gūgāo

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄍㄠ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gūgāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄍㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gugao
  - Wade–Giles: ku¹-kao¹
  - Yale: gū-gāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gugau
  - Palladius: гугао (gugao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

孤高

(literary) haughty and aloof; remote and arrogant

Synonyms

孤傲 (gū'ào)
清高 (qīnggāo)

Derived terms

孤高自許 / 孤高自许

Japanese

Kanji in this term
孤	高
こ Grade: S	こう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

/kokau/ → /kokoː/.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ko̞ko̞ː]

Noun

孤(こ)高(こう) • (kokō) ^{←こかう (kokau)^?}

perseverance for one's ideals and ambitions in solitude without regard to society