高大上

Chinese

		high; tall	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
simp. and trad. (高大上)		高	大	上

Etymology

Short for 高端大氣上檔次／高端大气上档次 (gāoduān dàqi shàngdàngcì). Became popular in 2013.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāodàshàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ daai⁶ soeng⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāodàshàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaodàshàng
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-ta⁴-shang⁴
    • Yale: gāu-dà-shàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaudahshanq
    • Palladius: гаодашан (gaodašan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ daai⁶ soeng⁶
    • Yale: gōu daaih seuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ daai⁶ soeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ dai⁶ sêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ taːi̯²² sœːŋ²²/

Adjective

高大上

1. (neologism, slang) high-end, elegant and classy