高昌

Chinese

		high; tall	prosperous; flourish
simp. and trad. (高昌)		高	昌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Gāochāng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄔㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ coeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Gāochāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄔㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gauchang
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Gaochang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ coeng¹
  - Yale: gōu chēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ tsoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ cêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /kɑu t͡ɕʰɨɐŋ/

Rime
Character	高	昌
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	昌 (24)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	古勞切	尺良切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kɑu/	/t͡ɕʰɨɐŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/kɑu/	/t͡ɕʰiɐŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/kɑu/	/t͡ɕʰiɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaw/	/cʰɨaŋ/
Li Rong	/kɑu/	/t͡ɕʰiaŋ/
Wang Li	/kɑu/	/t͡ɕʰĭaŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/kɑu/	/t͡ɕʰi̯aŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	gāo	chāng

Proper noun

高昌

(～區) Gaochang (a district of Turpan, Xinjiang, China)
(historical) Gaochang; Karakhoja (an ancient oasis city located in present-day Turpan)

Derived terms

高昌回鶻／高昌回鹘 (Gāochāng Huíhú)

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