高昂
gou1 ngong4gāo áng
English
- to hold (one's head) high
- expensive
- high (spirits etc)
- (of a price) high
- (of an atmosphere or mood) roused or galvanised
粵語 — Cantonese
- 價錢好貴
- 氣氛、情緒好激昂
Examples
馬不但象徵著剛健、高昂、昌盛、發達,還代表著奮鬥不止、自強不息的民族精神。
The horse does not just represent energy, high spirits, prosperity, development, but also stands for a national spirit of struggling on without stopping, and of striving on without giving up.
鲍勃认为,给他那住得老远的母亲花高昂的话费,只为说上那么一两句是一个愚蠢的主意。
Bob thinks it is a silly idea to call his mother who is so far away, to spend so much, and to say so little.
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而家物價高昂。
Everything is expensive nowadays. ----
軍隊士氣高昂。
The morale of the troops is very high.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk