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
(Pinyin): gāo'áng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ ngong⁴
Min Nan (POJ): ko͘-gông / ko-gông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāo'áng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauarng
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ˀɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ ngong⁴
  - Yale: gōu ngòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ ngong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ ngong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ ŋɔːŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-gông
  - Tâi-lô: koo-gông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ko'goong
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ gɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-gông
  - Tâi-lô: ko-gông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koi'goong
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² gɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² gɔŋ²⁴/

Adjective

高昂

Synonyms

(expensive): 昂貴／昂贵 (ángguì)
(high-pitched):

嘹亮 (liáoliàng)
宏亮 (hóngliàng)
洪亮 (hóngliàng)

清亮 (qīngliàng)
響亮／响亮 (xiǎngliàng)
高亢 (gāokàng)

(in high spirits): 昂揚／昂扬 (ángyáng)

Verb

高昂

to hold one's head high

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