清高

清高

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	high; tall
simp. and trad. (清高)		清	高
anagram		高清

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīnggāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄍㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ gou¹
• Min Nan (POJ): chheng-ko͘ / chheng-ko

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qīnggāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄍㄠ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinggau
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ gou¹
    • Yale: chīng gōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ gou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ gou¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-ko͘
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-koo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengkof
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ³³ kɔ³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-ko
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-ko
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengkoy
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

Adjective

清高

1. aloof from politics and material pursuits; virtuous
2. (derogatory) aloof; unsociable; standoffish

Derived terms

假清高 品格清高

清高宗 自命清高