貴 (gwai3 | gui4) : expensive

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貴

gwai3

gui4

[1] high-placed; high-ranking; honorable; distinguished [2] expensive; costly; valuable; high-priced [3] [v] esteem; treat with respect [4] [v] treasure; value highly; prize [5] valuable; precious [6] a polite expression referring to another person; you; your [7] a Chinese family name [8] short for Kweichow province

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: (#154)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

貴 / 贵

Don't confuse with:
賣買賈

This word has been viewed 16394 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Jun 2014 20:34

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高貴 gou1 gwai3 gao1 gui4 = noble; grandeur

貴價 gwai3 gaa3 gui4 jia4 = costly, expensive

好貴 hou2 gwai3 = very expensive 粵

可貴 ho2 gwai3 = valuable

貴婦 gwai3 fu5 gui4 fu4 = noble lady

貴重 gwai3 zung6 gui4 zhong4 = valuable

炒貴刁 caau2 gwai3 diu1 chao3 gui4 diao1 = fried rice noodles

貴姓 gwai3 sing3 gui4 xing4 = your name

寶貴 bou2 gwai3 bao3 gui4 = valuable

珍貴 zan1 gwai3 zhen1 gui4 = precious

富貴 fu3 gwai3 fu4 gui4 = riches and power

貴賓 gwai3 ban1 gui4 bin1 = honoured guest

貴族 gwai3 zuk6 gui4 zu2 = nobility

貴格 gwai3 gaak3 = dignity

矜貴 ging1 gwai3 jin1 gui4 = self-conceited; precious

貴庚 gwai3 gang1 gui4 geng1 = (may I know) your age?

名貴 ming4 gwai3 ming2 gui4 = precious; distinguished

使高貴 sai2 gou1 gwai3 shi3 gao1 gui4 = dignify

貴族社會 gwai3 zuk6 se5 wui6*2 gui4 zu2 she4 hui3 = aristocracy

貴族身份 gwai3 zuk6 san1 fan6*2 gui4 zu2 shen1 fen4 = lordship

元貴 jyun4 gwai3 = [n] the male genitalia

貴賓咭 gwai3 ban1 kaat1 gui4 bin1 ka3 = VIP card 粵

大富大貴 daai6 fu3 daai6 gwai3 = very wealthy; very rich

花開富貴 faa1 hoi1 fu3 gwai3 = wealthy (new year wish)

貴一貴 gwai3 jat1 gwai3 = no matter how expensive 粵

貴貴 gwai2 gwai3 = no matter how expensive 粵

單身貴族 daan1 san1 gwai3 zuk6 = a wealthy single male or female

放貴利 fong3 gwai3 lei6*2 = to work as a loanshark; to be a usurer

貴姓名 gwai3 sing3 ming4 = honored name

貴細 gwai3 sai3 = fragile, refined, "tender and expensive"

貴利 gwai3 lei6*2 gui4 li4 = loan sharking

嫌米貴 jim4 mai5 gwai3 = dead (an attempt to be funny as it says the person dislikes expensive rice)

貴姓大名 gwai3 sing3 daai6 meng4 gui4 xing4 da4 ming2 = may I know your name?

唔使問阿貴 m4 sai2 man6 aa3 gwai3 = no need to ask 粵

以和為貴 ji5 wo4 wai4 gwai3 yi3 he2 wei2 gui4 = harmony is a virtue; harmony is the best strategy

貴幹 gwai3 gon3 gui4 gan4 = how can I be of service? may I help you?

難能可貴 naan4 nang4 ho2 gwai3 = rare and valuable

收貴 sau1 gwai3 = to overcharge 粵

昂貴 ngong4 gwai3 ang2 gui4 = expensive, costly

尊貴 zyun1 gwai3 zun1 gui4 = honourable; respectable; respected

長命富貴 coeng4 meng6 fu3 gwai3 chang2 ming4 fu4 gui4 = We wish you long life and riches! (lit., "long life, abundant riches")

兵貴神速 bing1 gwai3 san4 cuk1 bing1 gui4 shen2 su4 = speed is precious in war

貴人事忙 gwai3 jan4 si6 mong4 gui4 ren2 shi4 mang2 = you're so busy; you're always so busy

早生貴子 zou2 sang1 gwai3 zi2 zao3 sheng1 gui4 zi3 = hope you have a son soon

高抬貴手 gou1 toi4 gwai3 sau2 gai1 tai2 gui4 shou3 = have mercy on me; show mercy to

榮華富貴 wing4 waa4 fu3 gwai3 rong2 hua2 fu4 gui4 = glory and wealth; wealth and rank; high position and great riches

身嬌肉貴 san1 giu1 yuk6 gwai3 shen1 jiao1 rou4 gui4 = of a women to be delicate and fragile 粵

貴妃蚌 gwai3 fei1 pong5 gui4 fei1 bang4 = common oriental clam; surf clam

貴妃雞 gwai3 fei1 gai1 gui4 fei1 ji1 = poached marinated chicken

承你貴言 sing4 nei5 gwai3 jin4 cheng2 ni3 gui4 yan2 = whatever you said; wish everything you said would come true

貴夾唔飽 gwai3 gaap3 ng4 baau2 gui4 jia1 wu2 bao3 = both expensive and not filling (of a restaurant ) 粵

貴婦狗 gwai3 fu5 gau2 gui4 fu4 gou3 = poodle

權貴 kyun4 gwai3 quan2 gui4 = influential officials; bigwigs

千金貴體 cin1 gam1 gwai3 tai2 qian1 jin1 gui4 ti3 = precious noble body

一家富貴 jat1 gaa1 fu3 gwai3 = the whole family prospers

貴州 gwai3 zau1 gui4 zhou1 = Guizhou (PRC province in the SW of the country)

貴池 gwai3 ci4 gui4 chi2 = Guichi (city in Anhui)

貴德 gwai3 dak1 gui4 de2 = Guide (place in Qinghai)

貴定 gwai3 ding6 gui4 ding4 = Guiding (place in Guizhou)

貴港 gwai3 gong2 gui4 gang3 = Guigang (city in Guangxi)

貴溪 gwai3 kai1 gui4 xi1 = Guixi (place in Jiangxi)

貴南 gwai3 naam4 gui4 nan2 = Guinan (place in Qinghai)

貴州省 gwai3 zau1 saang2 gui4 zhou1 sheng3 = Guizhou, southern Chinese province

洛陽紙貴 lok3 joeng4 zi2 gwai3 = book with tremendous sales caused "the Luoyang paper is expensive"

貴妃 gwai3 fei1 gui4 fei1 = highest-ranking imperial concubine

嬌貴 giu1 gwai3 jiao1 gui4 = 1. over-protected and spoiled 2. delicate

百時美施貴寶 baak3 si4 mei5 si1 gwai3 bou2 bai3 shi2 mei3 shi1 gui4 bao3 = Bristol-Myers Squibb

必治妥施貴寶 bit1 zi6 to5 si1 gwai3 bou2 bi4 zhi4 tuo3 shi1 gui4 bao3 = Bristol-Myers Squibb

Showing all 4 examples containing 貴

呢個價錢貴過平時嘅。粵
This price is higher than normal.

婆婆，你今年貴庚呀? 粵
Po Po (an elderly woman), how old are you?
[Scenario: A person is talking to an elderly woman. ]

今年學費貴過舊年粵
This year's tuition fees are more than last year's.
[Lit. This year study fee expensive-surpass last year.]

你覺得自己好矜貴啊？粵
You really think highly of yourself, don't you?
[sarcastic]

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