高招

Chinese

		high; tall	provoke; to recruit
simp. and trad. (高招)		高	招
alternative forms		高著／高着

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāozhāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄓㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ ziu¹

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāozhāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄓㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaojhao
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-chao¹
    • Yale: gāu-jāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaujau
    • Palladius: гаочжао (gaočžao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (高招兒／高招儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāozhāor
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄓㄠㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaojhaor
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-chao¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: gāu-jāur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaujaul
    • Palladius: гаочжаор (gaočžaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ ziu¹
    • Yale: gōu jīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ dziu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ jiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

高招

1. (martial arts) brilliant move; masterstroke
2. (figurative) clever move; brilliant idea
3. (education) Short for 高校招生 (gāoxiào zhāoshēng, “recruitment by an institution of higher learning”).

Synonyms

• (clever move): 妙招 (miàozhāo)