高危

Chinese

		high; tall	danger; to endanger
simp. and trad. (高危)		高	危

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāowēi, gāowéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄨㄟ, ㄍㄠ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ ngai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāowēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaowei
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-wei¹
    • Yale: gāu-wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauuei
    • Palladius: гаовэй (gaovɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāowéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaowéi
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-wei²
    • Yale: gāu-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauwei
    • Palladius: гаовэй (gaovɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ ngai⁴
    • Yale: gōu ngàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ ngai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ ngei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ ŋɐi̯²¹/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 高危

1. (attributive) high-risk

   高危病人  ―  gāowēi bìngrén  ―  high-risk patients

   高危人群  ―  gāowēi rénqún  ―  high-risk population

   高危妊娠  ―  gāowēi rènshēn  ―  high-risk pregnancy

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 高危

1. (literary, of a ruler) high position (especially a dangerous one on account of the ruler's arrogance and wilfulness)
2. (literary) high and dangerous place; elevated and treacherous terrain