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矜貴

简矜贵 · 繁矜貴

Mandarin · pinyin jīn guì

high-born
noble
aristocratic
conceited

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矜: jīn · pity, feel sorry for, show sympathy
貴: Look up this written character
贵: guì · expensive, costly, valuable

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1–4 · jin1 gui4

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ging1 gwai3

Cantonese word readings for 矜貴. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

(literary) conceited
(literary) noble; aristocratic
(literary) precious; valued; valuable

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