貴婦

简 贵妇 · 繁 貴婦
Mandarin · pinyin guì fù

Meanings

  1. upper-class woman
  2. lady (old)
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貴
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婦
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贵
guì · expensive, costly, valuable
妇
fù · married women; woman; wife
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4–4 · gui4 fu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwai3 fu5

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noun

  1. lady; woman of high society
  2. woman from a wealthy family

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