高攀

高攀

Chinese

		high; tall	climb up; pull
simp. and trad. (高攀)		高	攀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāopān

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄆㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ paan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gāopān
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄆㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaupan
    • IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ paan¹
    • Yale: gōu pāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ paan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ pan¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ pʰäːn⁵⁵/

Verb

高攀

1. to associate oneself with those of higher social status (through friendship, marriage, etc.)

   高攀不起  ―  gāopānbùqǐ  ―  (I) cannot afford to make (your) acquaintance; (ironic) you are too high-class for me to befriend