高手

Chinese

		high; tall	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (高手)		高	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāoshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ sau²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-sú
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko͘-chhiú / ko-chhiú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāoshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaoshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-shou³
    • Yale: gāu-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaushoou
    • Palladius: гаошоу (gaošou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāoshǒur
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄕㄡˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaoshǒur
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-shou³-ʼrh
    • Yale: gāu-shǒur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaushooul
    • Palladius: гаошоур (gaošour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ sau²
    • Yale: gōu sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-sú
    • Hakka Romanization System: go´ su`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ su³
    • Sinological IPA: /ko²⁴ su³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: koo-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kochiuo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: ko-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koichiuo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

Noun

高手

1. expert; ace; master

   武林高手  ―  wǔlín gāoshǒu  ―  kung fu master

Synonyms

• 內行／内行 (nèiháng)
• 內行人／内行人 (nèihángrén)
• 名家 (míngjiā)
• 大家
• 大方 (dàfāng) (literary)
• 大神 (dàshén) (Internet slang)
• 好手 (hǎoshǒu)
• 專家／专家 (zhuānjiā)
• 專才／专才 (zhuāncái)
• 專業人員／专业人员 (zhuānyè rényuán)
• 專業人才／专业人才 (zhuānyè réncái)
• 專業戶／专业户 (zhuānyèhù) (figurative)
• 專門／专门 (zhuānmén)
• 專門家／专门家 (zhuānménjiā)
• 強手／强手 (qiángshǒu)
• 懸手／悬手 (Hokkien)
• 把式 (bǎshì)
• 方家 (fāngjiā) (literary)
• 能手 (néngshǒu)
• 行家 (hángjiā)
• 行家裡手／行家里手 (hángjiā lǐshǒu)
• 裡手／里手 (lǐshǒu)
• 通家 (tōngjiā) (literary)
• 達人／达人 (dárén)

 

Antonyms

• 外行 (wàiháng)
• 外行人 (wàihángrén)
• 棒槌 (bàngchuí) (figurative)
• 行外人 (hángwàirén)
• 門外漢／门外汉 (ménwàihàn)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (高手):

• → Korean: 고수(高手) (gosu)
• → Vietnamese: cao thủ (高手)

Korean

Hanja in this term
高	手

Noun

高手 • (gosu) (hangeul 고수)

1. Hanja form^? of 고수 (“gosu; highly skilled person”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
高	手

Noun

高手

1. chữ Hán form of cao thủ (“skilled person; master”).

Adjective

高手

1. chữ Hán form of cao thủ (“skilled; masterful”).