高潮

Chinese
high; tall
 
tide; current; damp
tide; current; damp; moist; humid
simp. and trad.
(高潮)		 高 潮

Pronunciation

Noun

高潮

  1. (oceanography) high tide; high water (Classifier: 個／个; 次)
    高潮時你不能在這個海灘散步。 [MSC, trad.]
    高潮时你不能在这个海滩散步。 [MSC, simp.]
    Gāocháo shí nǐ bùnéng zài zhège hǎitān sànbù. [Pinyin]
    You can't walk along this beach at high tide.
  2. (figuratively) major development; climax (Classifier: 個／个; 次)
  3. (figuratively, narratology) climax; turning point (Classifier: 個／个; 次)
    第五場是全劇的高潮。 [MSC, trad.]
    第五场是全剧的高潮。 [MSC, simp.]
    Dì wǔ chǎng shì quán jù de gāocháo. [Pinyin]
    The fifth scene was the climax of the play.
  4. (Northern Wu) beginning of an event
    噎本書我𫪫看了一半花頭，高潮也嘸沒啷唻。 [Northern Wu, trad.]
    噎本书我𫪫看了一半花头，高潮也呒没啷𫪁。 [Northern Wu, simp.]
    I've only just read the first half of this book, it's still just the beginning.
  5. (figuratively) orgasm (Classifier: 個／个; 次)
  6. (figuratively) upsurge (Classifier: 個／个; 次)

Synonyms

Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “high tide”): 低潮 (dīcháo)

Proper noun

高潮

  1. (～村) Gaochao (a village in Xinshi, Jingshan, Jingmen, Hubei, China)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
高 潮
たか
Grade: 2		 しお
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
高 潮
こう
Grade: 2		 ちょう
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

高(こう)潮(ちょう) • (kōchō) ←かうてう (kauteu)? (alternative reading hiragana たかしお, rōmaji takashio, historical hiragana たかしほ)

  1. climax
  2. (oceanography) high tide

Derived terms
  • 高潮警報(たかしおけいほう) (takashiokeihō, “takashiokeihō”): high tide warning

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
高潮

Noun

高潮 • (gojo) (hangeul 고조)

  1. Hanja form? of 고조 (“climax”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
高潮

Noun

高潮

  1. chữ Hán form of cao trào (“climax”).
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