高昂
Chinese
| high; tall | high; soaring; raise high; soaring; raise; lift; expensive; to raise one's head | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (高昂) |
高 | 昂 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gou1 ngong4
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gāo'áng
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gao-áng
- Wade–Giles: kao1-ang2
- Yale: gāu-áng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauarng
- Palladius: гаоан (gaoan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ˀɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gou1 ngong4
- Yale: gōu ngòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gou1 ngong4
- Guangdong Romanization: gou1 ngong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kou̯⁵⁵ ŋɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-gông
- Tâi-lô: koo-gông
- Phofsit Daibuun: ko'goong
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ ɡɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-gông
- Tâi-lô: ko-gông
- Phofsit Daibuun: koi'goong
- IPA (Xiamen): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² ɡɔŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² ɡɔŋ¹³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: gao1 ngang1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kau ngang
- Sinological IPA (key): /kau³³⁻²³ ŋaŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Adjective
高昂
Synonyms
- (expensive):
Dialectal synonyms of 貴 (“expensive; costly”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 貴 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 貴, 昂貴, 高昂 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 貴 |
| Taiwan | 貴 | |
| Malaysia | 貴 | |
| Singapore | 貴 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 貴 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 貴 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 貴 |
| Wuhan | 貴 | |
| Guilin | 貴 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 貴 |
| Hefei | 貴 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 貴 |
| Hong Kong | 貴 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 貴 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 貴 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 貴 | |
| Yangjiang | 貴 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 貴 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 貴 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 貴 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 貴 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 貴 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 貴 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 貴 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 貴 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 貴 | |
| Hong Kong | 貴 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 貴 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 貴 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 貴 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 貴 |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 貴 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 貴 | |
| Chaozhou | 貴 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 貴 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 貴 |
| Wenzhou | 貴 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 貴 |
| Shuangfeng | 貴 | |
- (high-pitched):
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “expensive”): 便宜 (piányi)
Verb
高昂