高低

Chinese

high; tall
 
to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down
to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath
trad. (高低)
simp. #(高低)

Pronunciation


Noun

高低

  1. high and low
  2. height
  3. (music) pitch
  4. superiority or inferiority
    人人平等沒有什麼高低貴賤 [MSC, trad.]
    人人平等没有什么高低贵贱 [MSC, simp.]
    Rénrén píngděng, méiyǒu shénme gāodī guìjiàn zhī fēn. [Pinyin]
    Everyone is equal — there is no such thing as superiority or inferiority of social status.
  5. appropriateness; severity; weight

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 不知高低
  • 不識高低不识高低
  • 不顧高低不顾高低
  • 世情看冷暖,人面逐高低
  • 人面逐高低
  • 出手見高低出手见高低
  • 比個高低比个高低
  • 牙縫高低牙缝高低
  • 眉眼高低
  • 見高低见高低
  • 言語高低言语高低
  • 高低不平
  • 高低槓高低杠 (gāodīgàng)
  • 高低起伏
  • 高高低低

See also

Adverb

高低

  1. anyhow; no matter what; in any case
  2. in the end; finally; eventually

Synonyms

  • (eventually):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
てい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

From (, "high") + (tei, "low").

Noun

(こう)(てい) • (kōtei) 

  1. high and low

Synonyms

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