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Jyutping gou1 jan4
Pinyin gāo rén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. very able person
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    喺​某​方面​好​有​學識​或者​才​藝好​高超​嘅​人​(​量​詞​:​個​)
    expert; master; person of superior talent
    • 請高人指點迷津。
      请高人指点迷津。
      cing2 gou1 jan4 zi2 dim2 mai4 zeon1.
      Expert, please give me some advice.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    very able person; highly skilled or knowledgeable person
    • 各位在座的高人可得多多指教啊。
      各位在座的高人可得多多指教啊。
      gè wèi zài zuò de gāo rén kě děi duō duō zhǐ jiào a .
      X
  2. noun, literary
    someone of noble character (often referring to hermits)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢间公司畀咁高人工,简直系挡唔住嘅诱惑,搞到我好想跳槽。
    呢間公司畀咁高人工,簡直係擋唔住嘅誘惑,搞到我好想跳槽。
    ni1 gaan1 gung1 si1 bei2 gam3 gou1 jan4 gung1, gaan2 zik6 hai6 dong2 m4 zyu6 ge3 jau5 waak6, gaau3 dou3 ngo5 hou2 soeng2 tiu3 cou4.
    • This company offers very high salary such that I can't resist. It makes me want to resign and join now.
  2. Cantonese
    佢好掂㗎,未毕业已经揾到一份高人工嘅工。
    佢好掂㗎,未畢業已經揾到一份高人工嘅工。
    keoi5 hou2 dim6 gaa3, mei6 bat1 jip6 ji5 ging1 wan2 dou2 jat1 fan6 gou1 jan4 gung1 ge3 gung1.
    • He's very capable - he managed to get a well-paid job before graduation.
  3. Cantonese
    临卸货仲挑战高难度动作,认真艺高人胆大。
    臨卸貨仲挑戰高難度動作,認真藝高人膽大。
    lam4 se3 fo3 zung6 tiu1 zin3 gou1 naan4 dou6 dung6 zok3, jing2 zan1 ngai6 gou1 jan4 daam2 daai6.
    • She has not yet given birth but she still tries challenging movements, boldness really stems from mastery.
  4. Cantonese
    你唔好成日以为自己高人一等先得𠿪!
    你唔好成日以為自己高人一等先得𠿪!
    nei5 m4 hou2 seng4 jat6 ji5 wai4 zi6 gei2 gou1 jan4 jat1 dang2 sin1 dak1 gaa2!
    • You should not always think that you are a cut above the rest!
  5. Cantonese
    请高人指点迷津。
    請高人指點迷津。
    cing2 gou1 jan4 zi2 dim2 mai4 zeon1.
    • Expert, please give me some advice.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    最高人民法院
    最高人民法院
    zuì gāo rén mín fǎ yuàn
    • The Supreme People's Court
  2. Mandarin
    最高人民检察院
    最高人民檢察院
    zuì gāo rén mín jiǎn chá yuàn
    • The Supreme People's Procuratorate
  3. Mandarin
    各位在座的高人可得多多指教啊。
    各位在座的高人可得多多指教啊。
    gè wèi zài zuò de gāo rén kě děi duō duō zhǐ jiào a .
    • X
  4. Mandarin
    我们只有使自己操练得高人一等,才有战略胜利的可能。
    我們只有使自己操練得高人一等,才有戰略勝利的可能。
    wǒ men zhǐ yǒu shǐ zì jǐ cāo liàn de gāo rén yī děng , cái yǒu zhàn lüè shèng lì de kě néng .
    • Only when we have trained ourselves to be a head taller than the enemy will strategic victories be possible.
  5. Mandarin
    他年约18岁的大女儿在四排坡医院(中央医院)做密司(护士),穿起白色制服上班很神气,和一般读红毛书识ABC受英文教育的人一样,自以为高人一等。
    他年約18歲的大女兒在四排坡醫院(中央醫院)做密司(護士),穿起白色制服上班很神氣,和一般讀紅毛書識ABC受英文教育的人一樣,自以為高人一等。
    tā nián yuē 18 suì de dà nǚ ér zài sì pái pō yī yuàn ( zhōng yāng yī yuàn ) zuò mì sī ( hù shì ) , chuān qǐ bái sè zhì fú shàng bān hěn shén qì , hé yī bān dú hóng máo shū shí ABC shòu yīng wén jiào yù de rén yī yàng , zì yǐ wèi gāo rén yī děng .
    • His eldest daughter, who is about 18 years old, is a nurse at the General Hospital. Wearing a white uniform to work, she looks cocky, just like anyone who has studied the white man's books, knows their ABCs, educated in English, thinking that she is superior to others.