高昌

Chinese

		high; tall	prosperous; flourish
simp. and trad. (高昌)		高	昌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Gāochāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄔㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ coeng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Gāochāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄔㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Gaochang
    • Wade–Giles: Kao¹-chʻang¹
    • Yale: Gāu-chāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gauchang
    • Palladius: Гаочан (Gaočan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ coeng¹
    • Yale: gōu chēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ tsoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ cêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: kaw tsyhang

Rime
Character	高	昌
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	昌 (24)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	古勞切	尺良切
Baxter	kaw	tsyhang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kɑu/	/t͡ɕʰɨɐŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/kɑu/	/t͡ɕʰiɐŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/kɑu/	/t͡ɕʰiɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaw/	/cʰɨaŋ/
Li Rong	/kɑu/	/t͡ɕʰiaŋ/
Wang Li	/kɑu/	/t͡ɕʰĭaŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kɑu/	/t͡ɕʰi̯aŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	gāo	chāng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gou1	coeng1

Proper noun

高昌

1. (～區) Gaochang (a district of Turpan, Xinjiang, China)
2. (historical) Gaochang; Karakhoja (an ancient oasis city located in present-day Turpan)

Derived terms

• 高昌回鶻／高昌回鹘 (Gāochāng Huíhú)