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高僧

高僧

Chinese

		high; tall	monk
simp. and trad. (高僧)		高	僧

Noun

高僧

eminent monk

Japanese

Kanji in this term
高	僧
Grade: 2	Grade: S

Pronunciation

(Common accent) こうそう [kòúsóú] (Heiban)

Noun

高僧 ‎(hiragana こうそう, romaji kōsō)

high priest, virtuous priest

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gāosēng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄙㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ zang¹, gou¹ sang¹
Min Nan (POJ): ko-seng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāosēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄙㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauseng
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ zang¹, gou¹ sang¹
  - Yale: gōu jāng, gōu sāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ dzang¹, gou¹ sang¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /kou̯⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-seng
  - Tâi-lô: ko-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koisefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɤ³³ ɕiɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/