高尚

Chinese

		high; tall	still; yet; to value still; yet; to value; to esteem
simp. and trad. (高尚)		高	尚

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāoshàng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄕㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ soeng⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-song
Min Nan (POJ): ko-siōng / ko͘-siōng / ko-siāng / ko-sióng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāoshàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄕㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gaoshàng
  - Wade–Giles: kao¹-shang⁴
  - Yale: gāu-shàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaushanq
  - Palladius: гаошан (gaošan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ soeng⁶
  - Yale: gōu seuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ soeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ sêng⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ sœːŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-song
  - Hakka Romanization System: go´ song
  - Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ song⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ko²⁴⁻¹¹ soŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-siōng
  - Tâi-lô: ko-siōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koisiong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-siōng
  - Tâi-lô: koo-siōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kosiong
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ ɕiɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-siāng
  - Tâi-lô: ko-siāng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koisiang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiaŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-sióng
  - Tâi-lô: ko-sióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koisiorng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɔŋ⁵³/

Adjective

高尚

having integrity; noble; morally upright; lofty
高尚品格的人 ― gāoshàng pǐngé de rén ― people of integrity
tasteful; refined

Synonyms

(lofty):

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可敬 (kějìng)
崇高 (chónggāo)
高大 (gāodà)
高超 (gāochāo) (literary)
威嚴／威严 (wēiyán)

尊嚴／尊严 (zūnyán)
尊貴／尊贵 (zūnguì)
巖巖／岩岩 (yányán) (literary)
高貴／高贵 (gāoguì)

(tasteful):

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Synonyms of 高尚

典雅 (diǎnyǎ)
古雅 (gǔyǎ)
幽美 (yōuměi) (literary, of an environment)
彬 (bīn) (literary, or in compounds)
彬彬 (bīnbīn) (literary)
文雅 (wényǎ)
斯文 (sīwén)
斯文胎胎 (Sichuan)
斯斯文文 (sīsīwénwén)

柔美 (róuměi) (of music, scenery)
酥巧 (Min Nan)
雅相 (Xiang)
高雅 (gāoyǎ)
優美／优美 (yōuměi) (of music, scenery)
嫻靜／娴静 (xiánjìng)
文靜／文静 (wénjìng)
雅緻／雅致 (yǎzhì)

Antonyms

(tasteful):

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低下 (dīxià)
低俗 (dīsú)
俗骨 (Cantonese)
卑俗 (bēisú)
庸俗 (yōngsú)

鄙俗 (bǐsú)
鄙吝 (bǐlìn) (literary)
低級／低级 (dījí)
俗氣／俗气 (súqì)
傖俗／伧俗 (cāngsú) (formal)

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