| 貴 | 375A35 22.80 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄍㄨㄟˋ [gui4] | ||
| N. | A surname. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) To esteem highly, to value, to prize: 賤貨而貴德 to despise material goods and respect virtue; 貴耳賤目 rely on hearsay, “trust one’s ears rather than one's eyes”; 所貴乎 what makes (s.t.) valued. (2) To honor or love: 下安則貴上 when the people are happy and contented, they will honor the powers that be. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Expensive, costly: 昂貴 (of prices) high; 貴賤 [gui4jian4]↓; 太貴 too costly. 貴得很 very expensive. (2) Honorable, noble: 貴客 [gui4ke4], 貴族 [gui4zu2]↓; 顯貴 high-ranking officials; 貴冑 [gui4zhou4], 貴人 [gui4ren2]↓; 權貴 the politically powerful and influential; 富貴 loaded with riches and honors; 華貴 elegant, magnificent; 高貴 noble and dignified; 尊貴 highly respectable and revered. (3) Precious, of great value: 珍貴 rare and highly valuable; 貴重 [gui4zhong4]↓; 物以稀為貴 a thing is valued in proportion to its rarity; 可貴 esteemable. (4) Honorific: 貴姓 may I know your (honorable) name? 貴庚 [gui4geng1], 貴處 [gui4chu4]↓; 貴國，貴校，貴局，貴部 your (honorable) country, school, bureau, ministry; 貴恙 your illness; 貴公子 (address to) a noble young man; 貴价 (court.) your servant; 貴幹 [gui4gan4], 貴上 [gui4shang4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 貴賓 [gui4bin1], n., honored guest, V.I.P. 2. 貴處 [gui4chu4], idiomatic phr., where do you come from, sir? 3. 貴妃 [gui4fei1], n., (AC) title of a lady-in-waiting, an imperial concubine. 4. 貴幹 [gui4gan4], n., (court.) your work or business: 有何貴幹 what business have you come here for? 5. 貴庚 [gui4geng1], idiomatic phr., may I know your (honorable) age? 6. 貴賤 [gui4jian4], adj., (1) (of prices or costs) high or low; (2) (of persons) highly placed or lowly. 7. 貴金屬 [gui4jin1shu3], n., (chem.) noble metals. 8. 貴冑 [gui4zhou4], n., noblemen, princes of the blood. 9. 貴重 [gui4zhong4], adj., valuable: 貴重物品 valuable articles. 10. 貴客 [gui4ke4], n., honored guests, V.I.P.s. 11. 貴人 [gui4ren2], n., (1) a high-ranking government official; (2) (AC) title of a female palace official; (3) (fortunetelling) some unknown benefactor. 12. 貴上 [gui4shang4], v.t., see V.t.2↓. 13. 貴族 [gui4zu2], n., a noble family, a noble, the nobility. | |||||