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  gou1   jyutping
  gao1 gao4   pinyin
[1] high; tall [2] lofty [3] of a high level or degree; above the average [4] a Chinese family name [5] Kangxi radical 189

Stroke count: 10
Level: 2
Radical: (#189)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 33499 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jun 2011 05:38

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detail  kam4 gou1 kam4 dai1   = climb up and down
detail  gou1lai6  gao1 li4 = Korean Goryeo 고려 dynasty, 918-1392 ; Korea, esp. in context of art and culture
detail  gou1 paan1 bat1 soeng6  gao1 pan1 bu4 shang4 = to be unworthy to associate with (sb of higher social status)
detail  gou1 hing3  gao1 xing4 = happy
detail  gou1 ciu4  gao1 chao2 = high tidal wave, climax
detail  zeoi3 gou1  zui4 gao1 = tallest; highest
detail  tai4 gou1  ti2 gao1 = to raise up
detail  gou1 dei6  gao1 di4 = highland; upland; (placename) Ko Dai
detail  gou1 dai1  gao1 di1 = height
detail  gou1 fei1  gao1 fei1 = to soar; to fly high
See all 333 compounds (CantoDict reports 358 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 19 examples containing 高
detail audio
I am six feet tall.
detail 唔好
Don't climb so high.
[http://cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,126448,126464#msg-126464]
detail 見到高興
nice to meet you
detail audio 聖誕樹?
How tall is your Christmas Tree?
detail 你的聖誕樹
How tall is your Christmas Tree?
detail
Pull up your trousers a little bit!
detail audio 生產效率大大提高
Productivity has risen greatly.
detail 估唔到
I'm not able to guess his height.
[See the word entry for 估唔到 as the pronunciation for 到 can change depending on the meaning intended.]
detail audio 邊個眼高手低無論佢嘅目標崇高能力
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.
detail 身高只有籃球𠍁水
Your height of five-foot-nine is not tall enough to enter the basketball team.
detail audio 香港新加坡人高樓大厦
People of Hong Kong and Singapore are used to seeing high rise buildings.
detail audio
Pull up your pants
detail 高興接受你的邀請  ?! 
I am happy to accept your invitation.
detail 你嘅未來期待
I have very high expectations for your future.
detail 幾個見到非常之街燈草地上面
I saw a bright and really tall streetlight on the grass a few months ago.
[Lit. I several months before see-arrive have one [counter] and bright and very tall [possessive particle] streetlight located grass-floor on.]
detail !
Your son is quite tall!
[When pronounced in tone 4, 喎 shows that the speaker is quite surprised. ]
detail 高踭鞋拗柴
Every time she wears high-heels she twists her ankle.
[[粵] V-嚫 ... 都... Pattern the means every time someone does something, such and such will happen.]
detail 經常遲到搞到老闆高興
He is always late, which makes his boss very upset.
[Cantonese grammar does not need a relative pronoun (which) to introduce a subordinate clause.]
detail 明天
What could there be to fear from the adversity ahead?
[Literally: what could (we) fear from tomorrow's high winds and crooked roads]

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