高興
See also: 高兴
Chinese
| high; tall | interest; flourish; it is the fashion to interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (高興) | 高 | 興 | |
| simp. (高兴) | 高 | 兴 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gou1 hing3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-him
- Jin (Wiktionary): gau1 xing3
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1kau-shin
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gāoxìng
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gaosìng
- Wade–Giles: kao1-hsing4
- Yale: gāu-syìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaushinq
- Palladius: гаосин (gaosin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
- (Dungan)
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gou1 hing3
- Yale: gōu hing
- Cantonese Pinyin: gou1 hing3
- Guangdong Romanization: gou1 hing3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kou̯⁵⁵ hɪŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-him
- Hakka Romanization System: goˊ him
- Hagfa Pinyim: go1 him4
- Sinological IPA: /ko²⁴⁻¹¹ him⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Jin
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-hèng
- Tâi-lô: koo-hìng
- Phofsit Daibuun: ko'hexng
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ hiɪŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-hèng
- Tâi-lô: ko-hìng
- Phofsit Daibuun: koi'hexng
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ¹¹/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau-hèng
- Tâi-lô: kau-hìng
- Phofsit Daibuun: kau'hexng
- IPA (Taipei): /kau⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kau⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²¹/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: gao1 hêng3
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kau hèng
- Sinological IPA (key): /kau³³⁻²³ heŋ²¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Wu
Adjective
高興
- glad; happy; pleased; delighted
- (Guangzhou Cantonese) bustling; lively; filled with activity
Synonyms
- 和樂 / 和乐 (hélè) (happy and harmonious)
- 喜悅 / 喜悦 (xǐyuè) (formal)
- 喜樂 / 喜乐 (xǐlè)
- 喜歡 / 喜欢
- 喜滋滋 (xǐzīzī)
- 喜躍 / 喜跃 (xǐyuè) (formal)
- 夷悅 / 夷悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
- 夷愉 (yíyú) (literary, happy and harmonious)
- 安樂 / 安乐 (ānlè) (peaceful and happy)
- 康樂 / 康乐 (kānglè) (literary, peaceful and happy)
- 忻悅 / 忻悦 (xīnyuè) (literary)
- 快意 (kuàiyì)
- 快樂 / 快乐 (kuàilè)
- 快活 (kuàihuo)
- 怡悅 / 怡悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
- 悅意 / 悦意 (yuèyì)
- 悅懌 / 悦怿 (yuèyì) (literary)
- 愉快
- 愉悅 / 愉悦 (yúyuè)
- 暢快 / 畅快 (chàngkuài)
- 樂滋滋 / 乐滋滋 (lèzīzī)
- 欣喜 (xīnxǐ)
- 欣忭 (xīnbiàn) (literary)
- 欣悅 / 欣悦 (xīnyuè)
- 歡喜 / 欢喜 (huānxǐ)
- 歡娛 / 欢娱 (huānyú) (literary)
- 歡快 / 欢快 (huānkuài)
- 歡悅 / 欢悦 (huānyuè) (literary)
- 歡愉 / 欢愉 (huānyú) (literary)
- 歡暢 / 欢畅 (huānchàng)
- 歡樂 / 欢乐 (huānlè)
- 歡躍 / 欢跃 (huānyuè) (formal)
- 爽 (shuǎng)
- 爽神 (shuǎngshén) (literary or Southern Min)
- 痛快 (tòngkuài)
- 肺花開 / 肺花开 (Puxian Min)
- 舒暢 / 舒畅 (shūchàng)
- 開心 / 开心 (kāixīn)
Dialectal synonyms of 熱鬧 (“bustling; filled with activity”) [map]
Antonyms
Verb
高興
- to be willing (to do something)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Proper noun
高興
- Goheung (a county of South Jeolla Province, South Korea)