孤高

Chinese

		lone; lonely	high; tall
trad. (孤高)		孤	高
simp. #(孤高)		孤	高

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gūgāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨ ㄍㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gūgāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ㄍㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gugao
    • Wade–Giles: ku¹-kao¹
    • Yale: gū-gāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gugau
    • Palladius: гугао (gugao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

孤高

1. (literary) haughty and aloof; remote and arrogant

Synonyms

• 孤傲 (gū'ào)
• 清高 (qīnggāo)

Derived terms

• 孤高自許／孤高自许

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
孤	高
こ Grade: S	こう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

/kokau/ → /kokoː/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kokoː]

Noun

孤(こ)高(こう) • (kokō) ^{←こかう (kokau)?}

1. perseverance for one's ideals and ambitions in solitude without regard to society