高幹

Chinese

		high; tall	main part of something; to manage; to work main part of something; to manage; to work; to do; capable; tree trunk; to kill (slang)
trad. (高幹)		高	幹
simp. (高干)		高	干

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāogàn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄍㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ gon³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko-kàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāogàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄍㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gaogàn
  - Wade–Giles: kao¹-kan⁴
  - Yale: gāu-gàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaugann
  - Palladius: гаогань (gaoganʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ gon³
  - Yale: gōu gon
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ gon³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ gon³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ kɔːn³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-kàn
  - Tâi-lô: ko-kàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koi'kaxn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² kan²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ko³³ kan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² kan²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ kan¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan²¹/

Noun

高幹

short for 高級幹部／高级干部 (gāojí gànbù)
高幹子弟往往享有特權。 [MSC, trad.]
高干子弟往往享有特权。 [MSC, simp.]
Gāogàn zǐdì wǎngwǎng xiǎngyǒu tèquán. [Pinyin]
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Derived terms

高幹子弟 / 高干子弟

References

“高幹”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.