Cantonese Dictionary

高級專員

gou1 kap1 zyun1 jyun4

Mandarin: gao1 ji2 zhuan1 yuan2

high commissioner

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高級幹部

gou1 kap1 gon3 bou6

Mandarin: gao1 ji2 gan4 bu4

Simplified: 高级干部

senior cadres; senior officials

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高級旅館

gou1 kap1 leoi5 gun2

Mandarin: gao1 ji2 lv3 guan3

luxury hotel; high class hotel

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高級研究

gou1 kap1 jin4 gau3

Mandarin: gao1 ji2 yan2 jiu4 (Taiwan), gao1 ji2 yan2 jiu1 (PRC)

advanced research

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高級設備

gou1 kap1 cit3 bei6

Mandarin: gao1 ji2 she4 bei4

sophisticated equipment; high-quality equipment

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高級語言

gou1 kap1 jyu5 jin4

Mandarin: gao1 ji2 yu3 yan2

high level language

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高級軍官

gou1 kap1 gwan1 gun1

Mandarin: gao1 ji2 jun1 guan1

[n] top brass

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高線

gou1 sin3

Mandarin: gao1 xian4

altitude

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高縣

gou1 jyun6

Mandarin: gao1 xian4

Gao county (county in Sichuan)

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高羅佩

gou1 lo4 pui3

Mandarin: gao1 luo2 pei4

Robert Hans van Gulik (August 9, 1910 - September 24, 1967) was a highly educated orientalist, sinologist, diplomat, musician (of the guqin 古箏) and writer, best known for the Judge Dee mysteries 狄公案 (source: Wikipedia)

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高考

gou1 haau2

Mandarin: gao1 kao3

college entrance examination

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高聳

gou1 sung2

Mandarin: gao1 song3

towering; lofty

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高能燃料

gou1 nang4 jin4 liu6*2

Mandarin: gao1 neng2 ran2 liao4

high-energy fuel

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高能物理學

gou1 nang4 mat6 lei5 hok6

Mandarin: gao1 neng2 wu4 li3 xue2

high-energy physics

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高腳七

gou1 goek3 cat1

Mandarin: gao1 jiao3 qi1

Simplified: 高脚七

someone who is very tall [colloquial]

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高腳凳

gou1 goek3 dang3

a high chair, a chair with long legs like a barstool

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高腳杯

gou1 goek3 bui1

Mandarin: gao1 jiao3 bei1

a goblet

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高至

gou1 zi3

as high as

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高興

gou1 hing3

Mandarin: gao1 xing4

Simplified: 高兴

happy; glad; pleased

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高薪挖角

gou1 san1 waat3 gok3

pay a high salary to attract talents from other companies

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高薪跳蚤

gou1 san1 tiu3 zou2

Mandarin: gao1 xin1 tiao4 zao3

a job hopper (lit., "high salary flea")

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高處不勝寒

gou1 cyu3 bat1 sing1 hon4

Mandarin: gao1 chu4 bu4 sheng1 [TW] / sheng4 [PRC] han2

it's lonely when one is at the top; people in high positions don't have a lot of intimate friends

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高蛋白

gou1 daan6*2 baak6

Mandarin: gao1 dan4 bai2

high protein

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高蛋白

gou1 daan2 baak6

Mandarin: gao1 dan4 bai2

high protein

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高血壓

gou1 hyut3 aat3

Mandarin: gao1 xue4 ya1 (PRC), gao1 xie3 ya1 (Taiwan)

high blood pressure; hypertension

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高要

gou1 jiu1

Mandarin: gao1 yao4

[n] Gaoyao (city in Guangdong)

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高見

gou1 gin3

Mandarin: gao1 jian4

your brilliant idea; your opinion

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高貴

gou1 gwai3

Mandarin: gao1 gui4

Simplified: 高贵

(adjective) Elegance

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高買

gou1 maai5

Mandarin: gao1 mai3

Simplified: 高买

shoplifting

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高買低賣

gou1 maai5 dai1 maai6

Mandarin: gao1 mai3 di1 mai4

"high buy low sell" strategy (stock exchange)

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