貴人

See also: 贵人

Chinese

		expensive; noble; your (name) expensive; noble; your (name); precious	man; person; people
trad. (貴人)		貴	人
simp. (贵人)		贵	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guìrén

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kui-ngìn
Min Nan (POJ): kùi-jîn / kùi-lîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guìrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueyren
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kui-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gui nginˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gui⁴ ngin²
  - IPA: /ku̯i⁵⁵ ɲin¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùi-jîn / kùi-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: kuì-jîn / kuì-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuiejiin, kuieliin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ d͡ʑin²⁴/, /kui²¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ d͡ʑin²⁴/, /kui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ d͡ʑin¹³/, /kui²¹⁻⁵³ lin¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kui¹¹⁻⁵³ d͡ʑin²⁴/, /kui¹¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui²¹⁻⁴¹ ʑin²³/, /kui²¹⁻⁴¹ lin²³/

Noun

貴人

(literary) man of importance
(archaic) royal consort

Derived terms

貴人多忘／贵人多忘

貴人多忘事／贵人多忘事 (guìrén duō wàng shì)

Japanese

Etymology 1

From 貴 (ate, "superior") + 人 (bito, "person")

Kanji in this term
貴	人
あて Grade: 6	ひと > びと Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Noun

貴人 (hiragana あてびと, rōmaji atebito)

a superior
an aristocrat; a noble

Synonyms

お歴歴 (れきれき) (orekireki)
(aristocrat): 貴族 (きぞく) (kizoku)

Antonyms

賎 (しず) (shizu, “inferior, plebeian”)

Related terms

貴 (あて)やか (ateyaka)

Etymology 2

From 貴 (ki, "superior") + 人 (jin, "person")

Kanji in this term
貴	人
き Grade: 6	じん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

貴人 (hiragana きじん, rōmaji kijin)

Same as above.

Antonyms

賎 (せん)人 (じん) (senjin, “inferior, plebeian”)

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