高光

Chinese

		high; tall	light; ray; bright
simp. and trad. (高光)		高	光

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāoguāng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄍㄨㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ gwong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāoguāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄍㄨㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gaoguang
  - Wade–Giles: kao¹-kuang¹
  - Yale: gāu-gwāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauguang
  - Palladius: гаогуан (gaoguan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ gwong¹
  - Yale: gōu gwōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ gwong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ guong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

高光

(literary) bright light
(computer graphics) bloom; glow
(cosmetics) brightened and highlighted appearance as produced by highlighters
(cosmetics) highlighter

Synonyms

(bright light): (literary) 白光 (báiguāng), (literary) 豪光 (háoguāng)

Adjective

高光

(neologism, colloquial, slang) glorious; spectacular; awesome; brilliant
高光時刻／高光时刻 ― gāoguāng shíkè ― highlight; pinnacle

Proper noun

高光

(historical) Gaoguang (a palace of the Han dynasty)
(historical) Emperors Gaozu and Guangwu of Han