高位

Chinese

		high; tall	position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat
simp. and trad. (高位)		高	位

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāowèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ wai^6-2
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-vi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāowèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaowèi
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-wei⁴
    • Yale: gāu-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauwey
    • Palladius: гаовэй (gaovɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ wai^6-2
    • Yale: gōu wái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ wai^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ wei^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-vi
    • Hakka Romanization System: go´ vi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ vi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ko²⁴⁻¹¹ vi⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: kaw hwijH

Rime
Character	高	位
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)	脂 (18)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	古勞切	于愧切
Baxter	kaw	hwijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kɑu/	/ɦˠiuɪH/
Pan Wuyun	/kɑu/	/ɦʷᵚiH/
Shao Rongfen	/kɑu/	/ɣiuɪH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaw/	/ɦjwiH/
Li Rong	/kɑu/	/ɣjuiH/
Wang Li	/kɑu/	/ɣwiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/kɑu/	/wiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	gāo	wèi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gou1	wai6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*Cə.[k]ˤaw  [ɢ]ʷrəp-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*kaːw  ɢʷrɯbs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	高	位
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	gāo	wèi
Middle Chinese	‹ kaw ›	‹ hwijH ›
Old Chinese	/*Cə.[k]ˁaw/	/*[ɢ]ʷrəp-s/ (< *ɢʷəʔ-rəp-s ?)
English	high, tall	standing, position
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	高	位
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	3726	7865
Phonetic component	高	立
Rime group	宵	內
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	髙	位
Old Chinese	/*kaːw/	/*ɢʷrɯbs/

Noun

高位

1. high position; high status

   身居高位  ―  shēn jū gāowèi  ―  to be in high status

   高位厚祿／高位厚禄  ―  gāowèihòulù  ―  high position and handsome salary

   • 高位寔疾顛，厚味寔腊毒。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     高位寔疾颠，厚味寔腊毒。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Guoyu, circa 4^th century BCE

     Gāowèi shí jídiān, hòuwèi shí xīdú. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 敢辱高位，以速官謗？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     敢辱高位，以速官谤？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Gǎn rǔ gāowèi, yǐ sù guānbàng? [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. upper part; high level

   高位截癱／高位截瘫  ―  gāowèi jiétān  ―  high paraplegia

3. (stock market) high level

Antonyms

• 低位 (dīwèi)

Derived terms

• 高位厚祿／高位厚禄 (gāowèihòulù)
• 高位截癱／高位截瘫 (gāowèi jiétān)
• 高位重祿／高位重禄

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (高位):

• → Japanese: 高(こう)位(い) (kōi)
• → Korean: 고위(高位) (gowi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
高	位
こう Grade: 2	い Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こ​ーい [kóꜜòì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːi]

Noun

高(こう)位(い) • (kōi) ^{←かうゐ (kawi)?}

1. high position; high status

Korean

Hanja in this term
高	位

Noun

高位 • (gowi) (hangeul 고위)

1. Hanja form^? of 고위 (“high rank”).