高幹

Chinese

		high; tall	main part of something; to manage; to work main part of something; to manage; to work; to do; capable; tree trunk; to kill (slang)
trad. (高幹)		高	幹
simp. (高干)		高	干

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāogàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄍㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ gon³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko-kàn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāogàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄍㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaogàn
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-kan⁴
    • Yale: gāu-gàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaugann
    • Palladius: гаогань (gaoganʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ gon³
    • Yale: gōu gon
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ gon³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ gon³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ kɔːn³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-kàn
    • Tâi-lô: ko-kàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koi'kaxn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² kan²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ko³³ kan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² kan²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ kan¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan²¹/

Noun

高幹

1. Short for 高級幹部／高级干部 (gāojí gànbù).

   高幹子弟往往享有特權。 [MSC, trad.]
   高干子弟往往享有特权。 [MSC, simp.]

   Gāogàn zǐdì wǎngwǎng xiǎngyǒu tèquán. [Pinyin]

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• 高幹子弟／高干子弟

 

References

• “Entry #68834”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.