高下
Chinese
| high; tall | under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (高下) |
高 | 下 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gāoxià
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gaosià
- Wade–Giles: kao1-hsia4
- Yale: gāu-syà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaushiah
- Palladius: гаося (gaosja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gou1 haa6
- Yale: gōu hah
- Cantonese Pinyin: gou1 haa6
- Guangdong Romanization: gou1 ha6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kou̯⁵⁵ haː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
高下
- (literary) above and below; high and low
- (literary) more or less
- (literary) superiority and inferiority
Synonyms
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 高 | 下 |
| こう Grade: 2 |
げ Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From 高 (kō, "high") + 下 (ge, "low").
Noun
高下 • (kōge)