高gou1低dai1

English

1. height; level; (music) pitch
2. high or low; vertical position; height; level
3. relative superiority
4. high and low
5. propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4 zhi1 gao1 di1])
6. relative superiority
7. no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc)
8. at long last

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 高抑或係低，用嚟講垂直嘅位置或者描述抽象程度
2. 高同低；用嚟比較位置、際遇、地位
3. 優劣；相對上好同埋唔好

Examples

• 難分高低

  difficult to tell which is better

• 水位嘅高低

  (the height of) water level

• 呢支桿可以控制高低。

  This bar can control the vertical position.

• 人生一定有高低起伏嘅。

  There are always highs and lows, ups and downs in life. ----

• 我唔係咁介意人工嘅高低。

  I don't really care about the salary level. ----

• 生活中有高低起伏。

  In life there are ups and downs.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 人生充滿了高低起伏。

  Life is full of ups and downs.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 地面高低不平，給部隊前進帶來了困難。

  The rugged terrain made the troops' advance difficult.

  Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY