高考

Chinese

		high; tall	to check; to verify; to test to check; to verify; to test; to examine
simp. and trad. (高考)		高	考

Etymology

National College Entrance Examination: Short for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試／普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 (pǔtōng gāoděng xuéxiào zhāoshēng quánguó tǒngyī kǎoshì) in China.

Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination: Short for 香港高級程度會考／香港高级程度会考 (“Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination”) in Hong Kong.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāokǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄎㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ haau²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ko-khó / ko͘-khóⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): gao¹ kao²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāokǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄎㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gaokǎo
  - Wade–Giles: kao¹-kʻao³
  - Yale: gāu-kǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaukao
  - Palladius: гаокао (gaokao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ haau²
  - Yale: gōu háau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ haau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ hao²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ haːu̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-khó
  - Tâi-lô: ko-khó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koi'qoir
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰo⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-khóⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: koo-khónn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ko'qvor
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gao¹ kao²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kau kháu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau³³⁻²³ kʰau⁵²/

Noun

高考

higher education entrance examination, especially the National College Entrance Examination in China
韓國高考／韩国高考 ― Hánguó gāokǎo ― College Scholastic Ability Test
(Hong Kong, historical) Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination

Derived terms

成人高考 (chéngrén gāokǎo)
高考移民 (gāokǎo yímín)

Descendants

→ English: gaokao

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
高	考

Proper noun

高考

chữ Hán form of cao khảo (“gaokao”).

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