高光

Chinese

		high; tall	light; ray; bright
simp. and trad. (高光)		高	光

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāoguāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄍㄨㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ gwong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāoguāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄍㄨㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaoguang
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-kuang¹
    • Yale: gāu-gwāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauguang
    • Palladius: гаогуан (gaoguan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ gwong¹
    • Yale: gōu gwōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ gwong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ guong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

高光

1. (literary) bright light
2. (computer graphics) bloom; glow
3. (cosmetics) brightened and highlighted appearance as produced by highlighters
4. (cosmetics) highlighter

Synonyms

• (bright light): (literary) 白光 (báiguāng), (literary) 豪光 (háoguāng)

Adjective

高光

1. (neologism, colloquial, slang) glorious; spectacular; awesome; brilliant

   高光時刻／高光时刻  ―  gāoguāng shíkè  ―  highlight; pinnacle

Proper noun

高光

1. (historical) Gaoguang (a palace of the Han dynasty)
2. (historical) Emperors Gaozu and Guangwu of Han