高低

Chinese

		high; tall	to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath
trad. (高低)		高	低
simp. ^#(高低)		高	低

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): gāodī

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄉㄧ

(Dungan, Cyrillic): годи (godi, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ dai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-tâi
Min Nan (POJ): ko-te / ko͘-te
Wu (Wiktionary): kau ti (T1)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāodī
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄉㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaudi
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: годи (godi, I-I)
  - IPA ^(key): /kɔː²⁴ tiː²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ dai¹
  - Yale: gōu dāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ dai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ dei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ tɐi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-tâi
  - Hakka Romanization System: go´ dai´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ dai¹
  - IPA: /ko²⁴⁻¹¹ tai̯²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-te
  - Tâi-lô: ko-te
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koi'def
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ te⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ te⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² te⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-te
  - Tâi-lô: koo-te
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ko'def
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ te³³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: kau ti (T1)
  - IPA ^(key): /kɔ⁵⁵ ti²¹/

Noun

高低

high and low
- 請小心空隙，並留意月台與車廂地面的高低。 [MSC, trad.]
  请小心空隙，并留意月台与车厢地面的高低。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: Hong Kong MTR announcement, East Rail Line
  Qǐng xiǎoxīn kòngxì, bìng liúyì yuètái yǔ chēxiāng dìmiàn de gāodī. [Pinyin]
  Please mind the gap and be aware of the difference in levels between the platform and the train.
height
(music) pitch
superiority or inferiority
appropriateness; severity; weight

Synonyms

(high and low): 高下 (gāoxià); (Min Nan) 懸低／悬低
(superiority and inferiority): 貴賤／贵贱 (guìjiàn)

Derived terms

不知高低
不識高低／不识高低
不顧高低／不顾高低
世情看冷暖，人面逐高低
人面逐高低
出手見高低／出手见高低
比個高低／比个高低
牙縫高低／牙缝高低

眉眼高低
見高低／见高低
言語高低／言语高低
高低不平
高低槓／高低杠 (gāodīgàng)
高低起伏
高高低低

See also

高度 (gāodù)

Adverb

高低

anyhow; no matter what; in any case
in the end; finally; eventually

Synonyms

(eventually):

到底 (dàodǐ)
始終／始终 (shǐzhōng)
終於／终于 (zhōngyú)
終歸／终归 (zhōngguī)

終究／终究 (zhōngjiū)
終須／终须 (Cantonese)
總歸／总归 (zǒngguī)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
高	低
こう Grade: 2	てい Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

From 高 (kō, "high") + 低 (tei, "low")

Noun

高低 (hiragana こうてい, rōmaji kōtei)

high and low

Synonyms

上 (じょう)下 (げ) (jōge)
高 (こう)下 (げ) (kōge)
高 (こう)卑 (ひ) (kōhi)

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