高考

Chinese

		high; tall	to check; to verify; to test to check; to verify; to test; to examine
simp. and trad. (高考)		高	考

Etymology

Short for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試／普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 (pǔtōng gāoděng xuéxiào zhāoshēng quánguó tǒngyī kǎoshì) in China.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāokǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄎㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ haau²
Min Nan (POJ): ko͘-khóⁿ / ko-khó

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāokǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄎㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaukao
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ haau²
  - Yale: gōu háau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ haau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ hao²
  - IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ häːu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-khóⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: koo-khónn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ko'qvor
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-khó
  - Tâi-lô: ko-khó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koi'qoir
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰo⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³/

Noun

高考

higher education entrance examination, especially the National Higher Education Entrance Examination in China

Descendants

→ English: gaokao

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