高低

Chinese

		high; tall	to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath
trad. (高低)		高	低
simp. ^#(高低)		高	低

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): gāodī

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄉㄧ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): годи (godi, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ dai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-tâi
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko-te / ko͘-te
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹kau-ti

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāodī
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄉㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gaodi
  - Wade–Giles: kao¹-ti¹
  - Yale: gāu-dī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaudi
  - Palladius: гаоди (gaodi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: годи (godi, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔ²⁴ ti²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ dai¹
  - Yale: gōu dāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ dai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ dei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ tɐi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-tâi
  - Hakka Romanization System: go^ˊ dai^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ dai¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ko²⁴⁻¹¹ tai̯²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-te
  - Tâi-lô: ko-te
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koi'def
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ te⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ te⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² te⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-te
  - Tâi-lô: koo-te
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ko'def
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ te³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹kau-ti
  - MiniDict: kau^平 ti
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹kau-ti
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kɔ⁵⁵ ti²¹/

Noun

高低

high and low
- 請小心空隙，並留意月台與車廂地面的高低。 [MSC, trad.]
  请小心空隙，并留意月台与车厢地面的高低。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: Hong Kong MTR announcement, East Rail Line
  Qǐng xiǎoxīn kòngxì, bìng liúyì yuètái yǔ chēxiāng dìmiàn de gāodī. [Pinyin]
  Please mind the gap and be aware of the difference in levels between the platform and the train.
height
(music) pitch
superiority or inferiority
人人平等，沒有什麼高低貴賤之分。 [MSC, trad.]
人人平等，没有什么高低贵贱之分。 [MSC, simp.]
Rénrén píngděng, méiyǒu shénme gāodī guìjiàn zhī fēn. [Pinyin]
Everyone is equal — there is no such thing as superiority or inferiority of social status.
appropriateness; severity; weight

Synonyms

(high and low): 高下 (gāoxià), 上下 (shàngxià), (Hokkien) 懸低／悬低
(superiority and inferiority): 貴賤／贵贱 (guìjiàn)

Derived terms

不知高低
不識高低 / 不识高低
不顧高低 / 不顾高低
世情看冷暖，人面逐高低
人面逐高低
出手見高低 / 出手见高低
比個高低 / 比个高低
牙縫高低 / 牙缝高低
眉眼高低
見高低 / 见高低
言語高低 / 言语高低
高低不平
高低槓 / 高低杠 (gāodīgàng)
高低起伏
高高低低

Adverb

高低

anyhow; no matter what; in any case
in the end; finally; eventually

Synonyms

(eventually):

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到尾 (Eastern Min)
到底 (dàodǐ)
卒之 (zeot¹ zi¹) (Cantonese)
始終 / 始终 (shǐzhōng)
算是 (suànshì)
終 / 终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds)
終久 / 终久 (zhōngjiǔ)
終於 / 终于 (zhōngyú)
終歸 / 终归 (zhōngguī)
終究 / 终究 (zhōngjiū)
終須 / 终须 (zung¹ seoi¹) (Cantonese)
總是 / 总是 (zǒngshì)
總歸 / 总归 (zǒngguī)
總算 / 总算 (zǒngsuàn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
高	低
こう Grade: 2	てい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

From 高 (kō, "high") + 低 (tei, "low").

Pronunciation

平板型

Source: 新明解日本語アクセント辞典（第２版）

Noun

高(こう)低(てい) • (kōtei)

high and low

Synonyms

上下(じょうげ) (jōge)
高下(こうげ) (kōge)
高卑(こうひ) (kōhi)

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