高潮

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Chinese

high; tall
tide; current; damp
tide; current; damp; moist; humid
 
simp. and trad.
(高潮)

Pronunciation


Noun

高潮

  1. (oceanography) high tide; high water (Classifier: ; )
    高潮不能這個海灘散步 [MSC, trad.]
    高潮不能这个海滩散步 [MSC, simp.]
    Gāocháo shí nǐ bùnéng zài zhège hǎitān sànbù.
    You can't walk along this beach at high tide.
  2. (figuratively) major development; climax (Classifier: ; )
  3. (figuratively, narratology) climax; turning point (Classifier: ; )
    高潮 [MSC, trad.]
    高潮 [MSC, simp.]
    Dì wǔ chǎng shì quán jù de gāocháo.
    The fifth scene was the climax of the play.
  4. (Northern Wu) beginning of an event
    𫪫一半高潮嘸沒 [Northern Wu, trad.]
    𫪫一半高潮呒没𫪁 [Northern Wu, simp.]
    I've only just read the first half of this book, it's still just the beginning.
  5. (figuratively) orgasm (Classifier: ; )
  6. (figuratively) upsurge (Classifier: ; )

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of high tide): 低潮 (dīcháo)

Proper noun

高潮

  1. () Gaochao (a village in Xinshi, Jingshan, Jingmen, Hubei, China)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たか
Grade: 2
しお
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
ちょう
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)(ちょう) (kōchōかうてう (kauteu)? (alternative reading hiragana たかしお, rōmaji takashio, historical hiragana たかしほ)

  1. climax
  2. (oceanography) high tide

Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

高潮 (gojo) (hangeul 고조)

  1. hanja form? of 고조 (climax)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

高潮

  1. chữ Hán form of cao trào (climax).