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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] short for Kweichow province Stroke count: 12
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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貴 / 贵 | ||
Don't confuse with: 賣買賈 |
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高貴 gou1 gwai3 = noble; grandeur 貴價 gwai3 gaa3 = costly, expensive 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 See all 68 compounds (CantoDict reports 69 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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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. |