高人

Chinese

		high; tall	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (高人)		高	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāorén

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ jan⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko-jîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāorén
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gaorén
  - Wade–Giles: kao¹-jên²
  - Yale: gāu-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauren
  - Palladius: гаожэнь (gaožɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: gōu yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: ko-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koijiin
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ ʑin²³/

Noun

高人

very able person; highly skilled or knowledgeable person
各位在座的高人可得多多指教啊。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
Gèwèi zàizuò de gāorén kě děi duōduō zhǐjiào a. [Pinyin]
I look forward to receiving guidance from the knowledgeable people present here.
(literary) someone of noble character (often referring to hermits)

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