高潮

		high; tall	tide; current; damp tide; current; damp; moist; humid
simp. and trad. (高潮)		高	潮

高潮

1. (oceanography) high tide; high water (Classifier: 個／个; 次)

   高潮時你不能在這個海灘散步。 [MSC, trad.]
   高潮时你不能在这个海滩散步。 [MSC, simp.]

   Gāocháo shí nǐ bùnéng zài zhège hǎitān sànbù. [Pinyin]

   You can't walk along this beach at high tide.

2. (figuratively) major development; climax (Classifier: 個／个; 次)
3. (figuratively, narratology) climax; turning point (Classifier: 個／个; 次)

   第五場是全劇的高潮。 [MSC, trad.]
   第五场是全剧的高潮。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dì wǔ chǎng shì quán jù de gāocháo. [Pinyin]

   The fifth scene was the climax of the play.

4. (Northern Wu) beginning of an event

   噎本書我𫪫看了一半花頭，高潮也嘸沒啷唻。 [Northern Wu, trad.]
   噎本书我𫪫看了一半花头，高潮也呒没啷𫪁。 [Northern Wu, simp.]

   I've only just read the first half of this book, it's still just the beginning.

5. (figuratively) orgasm (Classifier: 個／个; 次)
6. (figuratively) upsurge (Classifier: 個／个; 次)

• (high tide): 滿潮／满潮 (mǎncháo), (Hokkien) 墊滇／垫滇
• (upsurge): 熱潮／热潮 (rècháo)

• (antonym(s) of “high tide”): 低潮 (dīcháo)

高潮

1. (～村) Gaochao (a village in Xinshi, Jingshan, Jingmen, Hubei, China)

Kanji in this term
高	潮
たか Grade: 2	しお Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
高	潮
こう Grade: 2	ちょう Grade: 6
on'yomi

• (Tokyo) こーちょー [kòóchóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

• (Tokyo) たかしお [tàkáshíó] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ka̠ɕio̞]

高(こう)潮(ちょう) • (kōchō) ^{←かうてう (kauteu)?} (alternative reading hiragana たかしお, rōmaji takashio, historical hiragana たかしほ)

1. climax
2. (oceanography) high tide

• 高潮警報(たかしおけいほう) (takashiokeihō, “takashiokeihō”): high tide warning

Hanja in this term
高	潮

高潮 • (gojo) (hangeul 고조)

1. hanja form^? of 고조 (“climax”)

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
高	潮

高潮

1. chữ Hán form of cao trào (“climax”).