貴

简 贵 · 繁 貴
Mandarin · pinyin guì#

Meanings · guì

  1. expensive
  2. (bound form) highly valued; precious
  3. (bound form) noble; of high rank
  4. (prefix) (honorific) your
Mandarin · pinyin Guì#

Meanings · Guì

  1. short name for Guizhou 貴州 Guì zhōu
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贵
guì · expensive, costly, valuable
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4 · gui4

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  1. expensive; costly
  2. precious; valuable
  3. superior; noble
  4. to regard as valuable; to highly value
  5. (humble) your (to a deity, person or establishment)
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 貴州/贵州 (Guìzhōu)
  7. a surname

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貴 · gui4 · Gui4
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Exact source records貴 贵 [gui4] /expensive/(bound form) highly valued; precious/(bound form) noble; of high rank/(prefix) (honorific) your/貴 贵 [Gui4] /short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]/