貴 guì

expensive, costly, valuable

DEFINITIONS

  • expensive, costly, valuable
  • expensive
  • noble
  • precious
  • (honorific) your

WORDS

不當家不知柴米貴 bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
以和為貴 yǐ hé wéi guì harmony is to be prized
使高貴 shǐ gāo guì to dignify
兵貴神速 bīng guì shén sù lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom); fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)
劉貴今 liú guì jīn Liu Guijin (1945-), PRC diplomat, special representative to Africa from 2007, Chinese specialist on Sudan and the Darfur issue
可貴 kě guì to be treasured; praiseworthy
名貴 míng guì famous and valuable; rare; precious
單身貴族 dān shēn guì zú fig. unmarried person; single person (especially one who is comfortable financially)
大富大貴 dà fù dà guì very rich; millionaire
嬌貴 jiāo guì pampered; fragile; finicky
富貴 fù guì riches and honor
富貴不能淫 fù guì bù néng yín not corrupted by wealth and honors
富貴壽考 fù guì shòu kǎo rank, wealth, and long life
富貴病 fù guì bìng rich person's ailment (needing expensive treatment and long recuperation)
富貴竹 fù guì zhú lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
富貴角 fù guì jiǎo Cape Fukuei, the northernmost point of Taiwan Island
寶貴 bǎo guì valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by
尊師貴道 zūn shī guì dào to revere the master and his teaching
尊貴 zūn guì respected; respectable; honorable
彌足珍貴 mí zú zhēn guì extremely precious; valuable
德貴麗類 dé guì lì lèi daiquirí
攀附權貴 pān fù quán guì to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom); social climbing
攀高結貴 pān gāo jié guì lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful; social climbing
新貴 xīn guì nouveau riche; upstart; new appointee
早生貴子 zǎo shēng guì zǐ give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to the newly-weds)
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