粵

高gou1官gun1

gou1 gun1gāo guān

English

  1. high official
  2. high-ranking official

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 重要嘅、職位高、有好大權力嘅官員(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 高官問責制

    Principal Officials Accountability System

  • 班高官啲仔女全部喺晒外國留學做嘢。

    All the children of these high-ranking officials work or study overseas.

  • 这些高官和富商的大四合院常常有精美雕刻并粉刷的横梁和柱子,并伴有精心修剪的花园。

    The large siheyuans of these high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants often featured beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars and carefully landscaped gardens.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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