高就

Chinese

		high; tall	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake
simp. and trad. (高就)		高	就

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāojiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ zau⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko͘-chiū / ko-chiū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāojiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaojiòu
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-chiu⁴
    • Yale: gāu-jyòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaujiow
    • Palladius: гаоцзю (gaoczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ zau⁶
    • Yale: gōu jauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ dzau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ zeo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-chiū
    • Tâi-lô: koo-tsiū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kociu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ t͡siu⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-chiū
    • Tâi-lô: ko-tsiū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koiciu
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu³³/

Verb

高就

1. (honorific) to be elevated to a higher post; to have landed a better job; (in general) to work

   請問您在哪兒高就？ [MSC, trad.]
   请问您在哪儿高就？ [MSC, simp.]

   Qǐngwèn nín zài nǎr gāojiù? [Pinyin]

   May I ask where you work?