高考

Chinese

		high; tall	to check; to verify; to test to check; to verify; to test; to examine
simp. and trad. (高考)		高	考

Etymology

National College Entrance Examination

Short for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試／普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 (pǔtōng gāoděng xuéxiào zhāoshēng quánguó tǒngyī kǎoshì) in China.

Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination

Short for 香港高級程度會考／香港高级程度会考 (“Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination”) in Hong Kong.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāokǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄎㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ haau²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ko-khó / ko͘-khóⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gao¹ kao²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāokǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄎㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaokǎo
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-kʻao³
    • Yale: gāu-kǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaukao
    • Palladius: гаокао (gaokao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ haau²
    • Yale: gōu háau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ haau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ hao²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ haːu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-khó
    • Tâi-lô: ko-khó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koi'qoir
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰo⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-khóⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: koo-khónn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ko'qvor
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gao¹ kao²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kau kháu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau³³⁻²³ kʰau⁵²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 高考

1. higher education entrance examination, especially the National College Entrance Examination in China
2. Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination

Descendants

• → English: gaokao

(deprecated template usage)