形容一樣嘢(例如人、大廈)垂直嘅尺吋好長 (tall)
形容詞用例
你好高喎。
nei5 hou2 gou1 wo3.
You are very tall.
同地面垂直距離好遠 (elevated; put at a high position)
用例
你將啲碟放到咁高,拎嗰陣好易打爛㗎。
nei5 zoeng1 di1 dip2 fong3 dou3 gam3 gou1, ling1 go2 zan2 hou2 ji6 daa2 laan6 gaa3.
You have put the plates so high that it would easily be broken whilst fetching them.
水準、品質好 ((of quality or standard) high)
用例
高速度
gou1 cuk1 dou6
high speed
數值大、年紀老 (high in magnitude; (of age) old)
用例
呢棟唐樓樓齡好高下,做唔到按揭㗎喇。
ni1 dung6 tong4 lau2 lau2 ling4 hou2 gou1 haa5, zou6 m4 dou2 on3 kit3 gaa3 laa3.
This Tong-lau (walk-up tenement) is very old. You won't be able to mortgage it.