高考

Chinese

		high; tall	to check; to verify; to test to check; to verify; to test; to examine
simp. and trad. (高考)		高	考

Etymology

National College Entrance Examination

Short for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試／普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 (pǔtōng gāoděng xuéxiào zhāoshēng quánguó tǒngyī kǎoshì) in China.

Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination

Short for 香港高級程度會考／香港高级程度会考 (“Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination”) in Hong Kong.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāokǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄎㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ haau²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ko-khó / ko͘-khóⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gao¹ kao²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāokǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄎㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaokǎo
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-kʻao³
    • Yale: gāu-kǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaukao
    • Palladius: гаокао (gaokao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ haau²
    • Yale: gōu háau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ haau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ hao²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ haːu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-khó
    • Tâi-lô: ko-khó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koi'qoir
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰo⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-khóⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: koo-khónn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ko'qvor
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gao¹ kao²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kau kháu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau³³⁻²³ kʰau⁵²/

Noun

高考

1. higher education entrance examination, especially the National College Entrance Examination in China

   韓國高考／韩国高考  ―  Hánguó gāokǎo  ―  College Scholastic Ability Test

2. (Hong Kong, historical) Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination

Derived terms

• 成人高考 (chéngrén gāokǎo)
• 高考移民 (gāokǎo yímín)

Descendants

• → English: gaokao

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
高	考

Proper noun

高考

1. chữ Hán form of cao khảo (“gaokao”)