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gwai3
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[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] shor for Kweichow province Stroke count: 12
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 貴賣買賈 |
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This word has been viewed 698 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jul 2009 08:37 |
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高貴
gou1 gwai3 = noble; grandeur
好貴
hou2 gwai3 = very expensive 粵
可貴
ho2 gwai3 = valuable
貴婦
gwai3 fu5 = noble lady
貴重
gwai3 zung6 = valuable
炒貴刁
caau2 gwai3 diu1 = fried rice noodles
貴姓
gwai3 sing3 = your name
寶貴
bou2 gwai3 = valuable
珍貴
zan1 gwai3 = precious
貴族們
gwai3 zuk6 mun4 = aristocracy, nobility, gentrySee all 66 compounds |
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Showing all 4 examples containing 貴
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.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 貴
Unicode code for this character: U+8CB4 (off-site link)
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