高長

Chinese

		high; tall	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (高長)		高	長
simp. (高长)		高	长

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kau-chhiâng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau-chhiâng
    • Tâi-lô: kau-tshiâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kauchiaang
    • IPA (Taipei): /kau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiaŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiaŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiaŋ²³/

Adjective

高長

1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) tall; tall and big (of one's stature)

Synonyms

• 俁俁／俣俣 (yǔyǔ) (literary)
• 巖巖／岩岩 (yányán) (literary)
• 雄偉／雄伟 (xióngwěi)
• 高大 (gāodà)
• 魁偉／魁伟 (kuíwěi)
• 魁梧 (kuíwú)

 

Derived terms

• 高長四壯／高长四壮