高低

高低

1. high and low

   • 請小心空隙，並留意月台與車廂地面的高低。 [MSC, trad.]
     请小心空隙，并留意月台与车厢地面的高低。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Hong Kong MTR announcement, East Rail Line

     Qǐng xiǎoxīn kòngxì, bìng liúyì yuètái yǔ chēxiāng dìmiàn de gāodī. [Pinyin]

     Please mind the gap and be aware of the difference in levels between the platform and the train.

2. height
3. (music) pitch
4. superiority or inferiority

   人人平等，沒有什麼高低貴賤之分。 [MSC, trad.]
   人人平等，没有什么高低贵贱之分。 [MSC, simp.]

   Rénrén píngděng, méiyǒu shénme gāodī guìjiàn zhī fēn. [Pinyin]

   Everyone is equal — there is no such thing as superiority or inferiority of social status.

5. appropriateness; severity; weight

• (high and low): 高下 (gāoxià), 上下 (shàngxià), (Hokkien) 懸低／悬低
• (superiority and inferiority): 貴賤／贵贱 (guìjiàn)

• 高度 (gāodù)

高低

1. anyhow; no matter what; in any case
2. in the end; finally; eventually

• (eventually):

• (Tokyo) こーてー [kóꜜòtèè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2][3]
• (Tokyo) こーてー [kòótéé] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːte̞ː]

高(こう)低(てい) • (kōtei) ^{←かうてい (kautei)?}

1. high and low; rise and fall

高(たか) (taka) + 低(ひく) (hiku), the stems of adjectives 高(たか)い (takai, “high”) and 低(ひく)い (hikui, “low”) respectively. The second element may rarely undergo rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

• (Tokyo) たかひく [táꜜkàhìkù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2][3]
• (Tokyo) たかひく [tàkáꜜhìkù] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1][2][3]
• (Tokyo) たかひく [tàkáhíkú] (Heiban – [0])^[3]
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ka̠çi̥kɯ̟]

• IPA^(key): [ta̠ka̠bʲikɯ̟]

高(たか)低(ひく) or 高(たか)低(びく) • (takahiku or takabiku) 

1. high and low; rise and fall

• The reading たかびく (takabiku) is rare.

• 上下(じょうげ) (jōge)
• 高下(こうげ) (kōge)
• 高卑(こうひ) (kōhi)