粵

高gou1調diu6

simp高调
gou1 diu6gāo diào

English

  1. high-sounding speech
  2. high-profile
  3. a high pitched tone
  4. bombast
  5. high-profile

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 行動刻意張揚,引人注意
  2. 音調高嘅聲音

Examples

  • 佢咁高調講佢男朋友,驚死人哋唔知佢拍拖。

    She talks about her boyfriend intentionally. It feels like she is afraid that we don't know she's in a relationship.

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

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