高低

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Chinese

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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)

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Noun

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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

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Adverb

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高低

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

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  • (eventually):
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Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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平板型

Source: 新明解日本語アクセント辞典(第2版)

Noun

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(こう)(てい) (kōtei

  1. high and low

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