高橋
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Chinese
| high; tall | bridge | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (高橋) | 高 | 橋 | |
| simp. (高桥) | 高 | 桥 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Gaociáo
- Wade–Giles: Kao1-chʻiao2
- Yale: Gāu-chyáu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gauchyau
- Palladius: Гаоцяо (Gaocjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gou1 kiu4
- Yale: gōu kìuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: gou1 kiu4
- Guangdong Romanization: gou1 kiu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kou̯⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Etymology 1
Proper noun
高橋
- (～鎮) Gaoqiao (a town in Kaizhou district, Chongqing, China)
- (～鄉) Gaoqiao (a township in Xingshan, Yichang, Hubei, China)
- (～村) Gaoqiao (a village in Wangshi, Jianli, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
- (～村) Gaoqiao (a village in Chengbei, Yingcheng, Xiaogan, Hubei, China)
Etymology 2
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 高橋 (Takahashi).
Proper noun
高橋
- An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 高橋, Takahashi
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 高 | 橋 |
| たか Grade: 2 |
はし Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |