高義

Chinese

		high; tall	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (高義)		高	義
simp. (高义)		高	义

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāoyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ ji⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāoyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaoyì
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-i⁴
    • Yale: gāu-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauyih
    • Palladius: гаои (gaoi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ ji⁶
    • Yale: gōu yih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ ji⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ yi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ jiː²²/

Verb

高義

1. (literary) to be noble and righteous

   • 夫救趙，高義也；卻秦兵，顯名也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     夫救赵，高义也；却秦兵，显名也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5^th – 3^rd centuries BCE

     Fú jiù Zhào, gāoyì yě; què Qín bīng, xiǎnmíng yě. [Pinyin]

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   • 寡人聞君之高義，願與君為布衣之友，君幸過寡人，寡人願與君為十日之飲。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     寡人闻君之高义，愿与君为布衣之友，君幸过寡人，寡人愿与君为十日之饮。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Guǎrén wén jūn zhī gāoyì, yuàn yǔ jūn wéi bùyī zhī yǒu, jūn xìng guò guǎrén, guǎrén yuàn yǔ jūn wéi shí rì zhī yǐn. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 徐母高義，必羞見其子也。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     徐母高义，必羞见其子也。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     Xú mǔ gāoyì, bì xiū jiàn qí zǐ yě. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
高	義
こう Grade: 2	ぎ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こ​ーぎ [kóꜜògì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɡʲi]

Noun

高(こう)義(ぎ) • (kōgi) ^{←かうぎ (kaugi)?}

1. high morals; surpassing righteousness

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
高	義
たか Grade: 2	よし Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Proper noun

高(たか)義(よし) • (Takayoshi) 

1. a male given name