高官

Chinese

		high; tall	official; government; organ of body
simp. and trad. (高官)		高	官

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāoguān

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ gun¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-kôn
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko-koaⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāoguān
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄍㄨㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gaoguan
  - Wade–Giles: kao¹-kuan¹
  - Yale: gāu-gwān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauguan
  - Palladius: гаогуань (gaoguanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ gun¹
  - Yale: gōu gūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ gun¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ gun¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-kôn
  - Hakka Romanization System: go^ˊ gon^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ gon¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ko²⁴⁻¹¹ kon²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-koaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ko-kuann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koi'kvoaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ko³³ kuã³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴/

Noun

高官

high official; dignitary

Derived terms

厚祿高官 / 厚禄高官
高官厚祿 / 高官厚禄 (gāoguānhòulù)
高官大祿 / 高官大禄
高官極品 / 高官极品
高官重祿 / 高官重禄
高官顯爵 / 高官显爵

Japanese

Kanji in this term
高	官
こう Grade: 2	かん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーかん [kòókáń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Noun

高(こう)官(かん) • (kōkan) ^{←かうくわん (kaukwan)^?}

high official, dignitary

Antonyms

卑(ひ)官(かん) (hikan, “low official”)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
高	官

Noun

高官 • (gogwan) (hangeul 고관)

hanja form^? of 고관 (“high official, dignitary”)