高挑

Chinese

		high; tall	incite; carry on a pole; choose
simp. and trad. (高挑)		高	挑

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāotiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄊㄧㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāotiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄊㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaotiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-tʻiao³
    • Yale: gāu-tyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauteau
    • Palladius: гаотяо (gaotjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

高挑

1. to hold high

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāotiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄊㄧㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāotiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄊㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaotiao
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-tʻiao¹
    • Yale: gāu-tyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gautiau
    • Palladius: гаотяо (gaotjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāotiāor
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄊㄧㄠㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaotiaor
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-tʻiao¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: gāu-tyāur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gautiaul
    • Palladius: гаотяор (gaotjaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/

Adjective

高挑

1. (of a person's figure) tall and thin