高鐵

See also: 高铁

Chinese

		high; tall	iron
trad. (高鐵)		高	鐵
simp. (高铁)		高	铁

Etymology

Short for 高速鐵路／高速铁路 (gāosù tiělù).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāotiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄊㄧㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ tit³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-thiet
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ko-thih

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gao¹ tih⁴

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹kau-thiq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāotiě
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄊㄧㄝˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaotiě
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-tʻieh³
    • Yale: gāu-tyě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gautiee
    • Palladius: гаоте (gaote)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ tit³
    • Yale: gōu tit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ tit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ tid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ tʰiːt̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-thiet
    • Hakka Romanization System: go´ tied`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ tiad⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ko²⁴ tʰi̯et̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-thih
    • Tâi-lô: ko-thih
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koi'tiq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ko³³ tʰiʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiʔ³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gao¹ tih⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kau thih
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau³³⁻²³ tʰiʔ²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹kau-thiq
    • MiniDict: kau^平 thih
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹kau-thiq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kɔ⁵⁵ tʰiɪʔ²¹/

Noun

高鐵

1. high-speed rail

   中國高鐵的發展領先世界。 [MSC, trad.]
   中国高铁的发展领先世界。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhōngguó gāotiě de fāzhǎn lǐngxiān shìjiè. [Pinyin]

   China is leading the world in high-speed rail.

   1. (Mainland China, specifically) G-series trains

Synonyms

• 高速鐵路／高速铁路 (gāosù tiělù)

See also

• 地鐵／地铁 (dìtiě)
• 動車／动车 (dòngchē)
• 火車／火车 (huǒchē)
• 列車／列车 (lièchē)
• 鐵路／铁路 (tiělù)