高要

Chinese

		high; tall	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (高要)		高	要
simp. #(高要)		高	要

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Gāoyāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ jiu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Gāoyāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Gaoyao
    • Wade–Giles: Kao¹-yao¹
    • Yale: Gāu-yāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gauiau
    • Palladius: Гаояо (Gaojao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ jiu¹
    • Yale: gōu yīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ jiu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ yiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ jiːu̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

高要

1. (～峽) (historical) Gaoyao Gorge (a strategic gorge on the Xi River, now named Lingyang Gorge)
2. (～區, formerly ～縣, ～市) Gaoyao (a district of Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China, formerly a county or a county-level city)
3. (～專區) (historical) Gaoyao (a former prefecture of Guangdong, China)