粵

高gou1音jam1

gou1 jam1gāo yīn

English

  1. high pitch
  2. soprano
  3. treble
  4. high notes; high tone

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 振動頻率高嘅聲音;音域中較高嘅音;通常C5 (523 Hz)或以上嘅音會叫做高音

Examples

  • 佢唱女高音架。

    She sings soprano.

    Tatoeba · dngzz1 CC BY

  • 他唱最高音部。

    He sings treble.

    Tatoeba · Yashanti CC BY

  • 您不需要提高音量。

    You don't have to raise your voice.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 他连高音谱号和低音谱号都分不清。

    He can't even tell a treble clef from a bass clef.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 呢首歌嘅高音位好難上到。

    It is really difficult to hit the high notes of this song.

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

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