高攀

Chinese

		high; tall	climb up; pull
simp. and trad. (高攀)		高	攀

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāopān

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄆㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ paan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāopān
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄆㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaupan
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ paan¹
  - Yale: gōu pāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ paan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ pan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ pʰäːn⁵⁵/

Verb

高攀

to associate oneself with those of higher social status (through friendship, marriage, etc.)
高攀不起 ― gāopānbùqǐ ― (I) cannot afford to make (your) acquaintance; (ironic) you are too high-class for me to befriend

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