1.Thai ginger2.lesser galangale (Kaempferia galanga)
1.hyperglycemia2.abnormally high blood sugar level
Gao Xingjian (1940-), Chinese novelist and Nobel laureate, author of Soul Mountain 灵山
one of the five legendary emperors, also called 喾[kù]
Gaoyi, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家庄市[shí jiā zhuāng shì], Hebei
Gaoyou, a county-level city in Yangzhou City 扬州市[yáng zhōu shì], Jiangsu
Gaoyang, a county in Baoding City 保定市[bǎo dìng shì], Hebei
Kaohsiung or Gaoxiong city in south Taiwan
Gaoqing, a county in Zibo City 淄博市[zī bó shì], Shandong
Please do not be too severe on me!
1.cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) (classifier: 颗 [kē])2.Taiwan pr. [gāo lì cài]
1.to compete against2.to measure oneself against3.to go head to head (see who is best)
1.lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term)2.I cannot presume on your attention
can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements
high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
1.lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom)2.fig. to be so influential that one rivals one's leader
please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
1.to get a better job somewhere else (idiom)2.to seek alternative employment
Transcaucasia, aka the South Caucasus
1.to spread one's wings and soar (idiom)2.to develop one's abilities freely
high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching
1.lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift2.to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom)
to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)
alternately soaring and plunging
1.(coll.) to be the object of flattery2.to be placed on a pedestal
1.crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors2.toadying and bullying
1.pole vault2.also written 撑杆跳高
erhua form of 攀高枝[pān gāo zhī]
1.lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful2.social climbing
perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)
general academic senior high school (as opposed to vocational high schools)
1.to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom)2.to outsmart one's opponent
1.to climb step by step2.to rise steadily3.on the up and up
highly skilled in martial arts
1.to make a clarion call2.to make a public appeal
1.to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view2.acute foresight
lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom)
Khmer Rouge, Cambodian political party