高層

See also: 高层

Chinese

		high; tall	layer; floor; a measure word for layers layer; floor; a measure word for layers; laminated; repeated; story (of a building); (maths) sheaf
trad. (高層)		高	層
simp. (高层)		高	层
anagram		層高／层高

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāocéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄘㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ cang⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko-chân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāocéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄘㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaocéng
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-tsʻêng²
    • Yale: gāu-tséng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gautserng
    • Palladius: гаоцэн (gaocɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ cang⁴
    • Yale: gōu chàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ tsang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ ceng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-chân
    • Tâi-lô: ko-tsân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koizaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ko³³ t͡san²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san²³/

Noun

高層

1. tall building; high-rise
2. high-ranked officials; upper management

   無綫高層 [MSC, trad.]
   无线高层 [MSC, simp.]

   Wúxiàn gāocéng [Pinyin]

   upper management at TVB

Adjective

高層

1. (attributive, of a building) having multiple floors
2. (attributive) high-grade; high-class; high-level

   高層互訪／高层互访  ―  gāocéng hùfǎng  ―  high-level exchanges

   美朝高層會談／美朝高层会谈  ―  měicháo gāocéng huìtán  ―  high-level talks between the US and North Korea

Japanese

Kanji in this term
高	層
こう Grade: 2	そう Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
高層 (kyūjitai)

Noun

高(こう)層(そう) • (kōsō) 

1. being extremely high
2. being multistoried and tall

   高層(こうそう)ビル

   kōsō biru

   skyscraper

Korean

Hanja in this term
高	層

Noun

高層 • (gocheung) (hangeul 고층)

1. Hanja form^? of 고층 (“high-rise”).