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高原

高原

Chinese

		high	plain(s)
simp. and trad. (高原)		高	原

Noun

高原

plateau; tableland (Classifier: 片)

Derived terms

蒙古高原 (Měnggǔ gāoyuán)
青藏高原 (Qīng-Zàng gāoyuán)

黃土高原／黄土高原 (Huángtǔ Gāoyuán)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
高	原
こう Grade: 2	げん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

高原 ‎(hiragana こうげん, romaji kōgen)

plateau

Proper noun

Kanji in this term
高	原
たか Grade: 2	はら Grade: 2
kun'yomi

高原 ‎(hiragana たかはら, romaji Takahara)

A surname.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gāoyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ jyun⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-ngièn / kô-ngiàn
Min Nan (POJ): ko͘-goân / ko-goân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāoyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ y̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ jyun⁴
  - Yale: gōu yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ jyn⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-ngièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: go´ ngienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ ngian²
  - IPA: /ko²⁴ ɲi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-ngiàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: go´ ngianˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ ngian²
  - IPA: /ko²⁴ ɲi̯an¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-goân
  - Tâi-lô: koo-guân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ko'goaan
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ guan²⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-goân
  - Tâi-lô: ko-guân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koi'goaan
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ guan²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ guan²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻²² guan²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻²² guan¹³/