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貴 (gwai3) — a Chinese family name in Cantonese

gwai˗₃貴
简 贵
Mandarin Pinyin: gui4

Meaning of 貴

nouna Chinese family name
nounexpensive; costly; valuable; high-priced
nounhigh-placed; high-ranking; honorable; distinguished
nounesteem; treat with respect
nountreasure; value highly; prize
nouna polite expression referring to another person; you; your
nounvaluable; precious
nounshort for Kweichow province
noun(adjective) 1. important; 2. valuable; (formal polite expression) 3. Yours

Example Sentences with 貴

呢個價錢貴過平時嘅。
This price is higher than normal.
你覺得自己好矜貴啊？
You really think highly of yourself, don't you?
poˎ₄婆po2，婆，neiˏ₅你gamˉ¹今ninˊ²年gwai˗₃貴gangˉ¹庚aa3?呀?
Po Po (an elderly woman), how old are you?
gam1lin4今hok6fai3年gwai3-gwo3學gau6lin4費貴過舊年
This year's tuition fees are more than last year's.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有geiˉ¹機sikˍ₆食matˍ₆物gwai3.貴。
Organic food here is expensive.
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Words Containing 貴

富貴fu3 gwai3
wealth and rank; riches and honour; wealth and status
貴族gwai3 zuk6
nobility; aristocracy; noblemen; noblewomen; aristocrats; the upper class; the ruling class; noble
兵貴神速bing1 gwai3 san4 cuk1
speed is precious in war
貴妃雞gwai3 fei1 gai1
poached marinated chicken
嬌貴giu1 gwai3
1. over-protected and spoiled 2. delicate
早生貴子zou2 sang1 gwai3 zi2
hope you have a son soon, often said to newly-weds wishing that they give birth to a son soon.
嫌米貴jim4 mai5 gwai3
dead (an attempt to be funny as it says the person dislikes expensive rice)
昂貴ngong4 gwai3
expensive, costly
大富大貴daai6 fu3 daai6 gwai3
very wealthy; very rich
貴細gwai3 sai3
fragile, refined, "tender and expensive"
權貴kyun4 gwai3
influential officials; bigwigs
貴族身份gwai3 zuk6 san1 fan2
lordship

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