高手

Chinese

		high; tall	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (高手)		高	手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāoshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ sau²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-sú
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko͘-chhiú / ko-chhiú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāoshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gaoshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: kao¹-shou³
  - Yale: gāu-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaushoou
  - Palladius: гаошоу (gaošou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāoshǒur
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄕㄡˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gaoshǒur
  - Wade–Giles: kao¹-shou³-ʼrh
  - Yale: gāu-shǒur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaushooul
  - Palladius: гаошоур (gaošour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ sau²
  - Yale: gōu sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-sú
  - Hakka Romanization System: go^ˊ su^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ su³
  - Sinological IPA: /ko²⁴ su³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: koo-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kochiuo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: ko-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koichiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

Noun

高手

expert; ace; master
武林高手 ― wǔlín gāoshǒu ― kung fu master

Synonyms

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內行 / 内行 (nèiháng)
內行人 / 内行人 (nèihángrén)
名家 (míngjiā)
大家
大方 (dàfāng) (literary)
大神 (dàshén) (Internet slang)
好手 (hǎoshǒu)
專家 / 专家 (zhuānjiā)
專才 / 专才 (zhuāncái)
專業人員 / 专业人员 (zhuānyè rényuán)
專業人才 / 专业人才 (zhuānyè réncái)
專業戶 / 专业户 (zhuānyèhù) (figurative)
專門 / 专门 (zhuānmén)
專門家 / 专门家 (zhuānménjiā)
強手 / 强手 (qiángshǒu)
懸手 / 悬手 (Hokkien)
把式 (bǎshì)
方家 (fāngjiā) (literary)
能手 (néngshǒu)
行家 (hángjiā)
行家裡手 / 行家里手 (hángjiā lǐshǒu)
裡手 / 里手 (lǐshǒu)
通家 (tōngjiā) (literary)
達人 / 达人 (dárén)

Antonyms

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外行 (wàiháng)
外行人 (wàihángrén)
棒槌 (bàngchuí) (figurative)
行外人 (hángwàirén)
門外漢 / 门外汉 (ménwàihàn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (高手):

→ Korean: 고수(高手) (gosu)
→ Vietnamese: cao thủ (高手)

Korean

Hanja in this term
高	手

Noun

高手 • (gosu) (hangeul 고수)

hanja form^? of 고수 (“gosu; highly skilled person”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
高	手

Noun

高手

chữ Hán form of cao thủ (“skilled person; master”).

Adjective

高手

chữ Hán form of cao thủ (“skilled; masterful”).