高車

Chinese

		high; tall	vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
trad. (高車)		高	車
simp. (高车)		高	车

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāochē, gāojū

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄔㄜ, ㄍㄠ ㄐㄩ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ ce¹, gou¹ geoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāochē
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄔㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaoche
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-chʻê¹
    • Yale: gāu-chē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauche
    • Palladius: гаочэ (gaočɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāojū
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄐㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaojyu
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-chü¹
    • Yale: gāu-jyū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaujiu
    • Palladius: гаоцзюй (gaoczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ ce¹, gou¹ geoi¹
    • Yale: gōu chē, gōu gēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ tse¹, gou¹ goey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ cé¹, gou¹ gêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/, /kou̯⁵⁵ kɵy̯⁵⁵/

Noun

高車

1. a type of chariot, used in ancient China, with a tall canopy and a standing driver
2. tall chariot ridden by respectable people

Proper noun

高車

1. Gaoche, an ancient ethnic group in China
2. a surname
3. (～鄉) Gaoche (a township in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)
4. (～村) Gaoche (a village in Gaoche, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)