清高

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	high; tall
trad. (清高)		清	高
simp. ^#(清高)		清	高
anagram		高清

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīnggāo

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄍㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ gou¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chheng-ko / chheng-ko͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): cêng¹ gao¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīnggāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄍㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cinggao
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-kao¹
  - Yale: chīng-gāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinggau
  - Palladius: цингао (cingao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cing¹ gou¹
  - Yale: chīng gōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ gou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ gou¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-ko
  - Tâi-lô: tshing-ko
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhengkoy
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-ko͘
  - Tâi-lô: tshing-koo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhengkof
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ kɔ³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cêng¹ gao¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheng kau
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ kau³³/

Adjective

清高

aloof from politics and material pursuits; virtuous
(derogatory) aloof; unsociable; standoffish

Synonyms

(aloof): 孤傲 (gū'ào), (literary) 孤高 (gūgāo)

Derived terms

假清高
品格清高
自命清高 (zìmìngqīnggāo)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (清高):

→ Japanese: 清高(せいこう) (seikō)
→ Vietnamese: thanh cao (清高)