高大上

Chinese

		high; tall	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
simp. and trad. (高大上)		高	大	上

Etymology

Short for 高端大氣上檔次／高端大气上档次 (gāoduān dàqi shàngdàngcì). Became popular in 2013.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāodàshàng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ daai⁶ soeng⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāodàshàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gaodàshàng
  - Wade–Giles: kao¹-ta⁴-shang⁴
  - Yale: gāu-dà-shàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaudahshanq
  - Palladius: гаодашан (gaodašan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ daai⁶ soeng⁶
  - Yale: gōu daaih seuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ daai⁶ soeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ dai⁶ sêng⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ taːi̯²² sœːŋ²²/

Adjective

高大上

(neologism, slang) high-end, elegant and classy

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