高大

Chinese

		high; tall	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
simp. and trad. (高大)		高	大

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāodà

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄉㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ daai⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-thai
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko͘-tāi / ko-tāi / ko͘-tōa / ko-tōa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāodà
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄉㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaodà
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-ta⁴
    • Yale: gāu-dà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaudah
    • Palladius: гаода (gaoda)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ daai⁶
    • Yale: gōu daaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ daai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ dai⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ taːi̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-thai
    • Hakka Romanization System: go´ tai
    • Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ tai⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ko²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰai̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-tāi
    • Tâi-lô: koo-tāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ko'dai
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ tai⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-tāi
    • Tâi-lô: ko-tāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koi'dai
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ tai³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² tai²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-tōa
    • Tâi-lô: koo-tuā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ko'doa
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ tua⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-tōa
    • Tâi-lô: ko-tuā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koi'doa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² tua²²/

Adjective

高大

1. tall; tall and big
2. lofty; imposing; noble

Synonyms

• (tall and big):

• 俁俁／俣俣 (yǔyǔ) (literary)
• 巖巖／岩岩 (yányán) (literary)
• 雄偉／雄伟 (xióngwěi)
• 高長／高长 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 魁偉／魁伟 (kuíwěi)
• 魁梧 (kuíwú)

 

• (lofty):

• 可敬 (kějìng)
• 威嚴／威严 (wēiyán)
• 尊嚴／尊严 (zūnyán)
• 尊貴／尊贵 (zūnguì)
• 尚 (literary, or in compounds)
• 崇高 (chónggāo)
• 巖巖／岩岩 (yányán) (literary)
• 高尚 (gāoshàng)
• 高貴／高贵 (gāoguì)
• 高超 (gāochāo) (literary)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “tall and big”): 矮小 (ǎixiǎo)