高鐵

高鐵

See also: 高铁

Chinese

		high; tall	iron
trad. (高鐵)		高	鐵
simp. (高铁)		高	铁

Etymology

Short for 高速鐵路／高速铁路 (gāosù tiělù).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāotiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄊㄧㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ tit³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-thiet
• Min Nan (POJ): ko-thih
• Wu (Wiktionary): kau thiq (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gāotiě
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄊㄧㄝˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gautiie
    • IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ tit³
    • Yale: gōu tit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ tit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ tid³
    • IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ tʰiːt̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-thiet
    • Hakka Romanization System: go´ tied`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ tiad⁵
    • IPA: /ko²⁴ tʰi̯et̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-thih
    • Tâi-lô: ko-thih
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koi'tiq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ko³³ tʰiʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiʔ³²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: kau thiq (T1)
    • IPA ^(key): /kɔ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɪʔ²¹/

Noun

高鐵

1. high-speed rail
   1. (specifically) G-series trains

Synonyms

• 高速鐵路／高速铁路 (gāosù tiělù)

See also

• 地鐵／地铁 (dìtiě)
• 動車／动车 (dòngchē)
• 火車／火车 (huǒchē)
• 列車／列车 (lièchē)
• 鐵路／铁路 (tiělù)