貴族

See also: 贵族

Chinese

		expensive; noble; your (name) expensive; noble; your (name); precious	race; nationality; ethnicity race; nationality; ethnicity; clan
trad. (貴族)		貴	族
simp. (贵族)		贵	族

Etymology

Attestable in ancient Chinese texts.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guìzú

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai³ zuk⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kui-chhu̍k
Min Nan (POJ): kùi-cho̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guìzú
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueytzwu
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai³ zuk⁶
  - Yale: gwai juhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai³ dzuk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei³ zug⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³³ t͡sʊk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kui-chhu̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: gui cug
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gui⁴ cug⁶
  - IPA: /ku̯i⁵⁵ t͡sʰuk̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùi-cho̍k
  - Tâi-lô: kuì-tso̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuiezok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kui¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sɔk̚⁴/

Noun

貴族

lord; nobleman; noble; aristocrat
貴族出身 / 贵族出身 ― guìzú chūshēn ― to be of noble birth
nobility; aristocracy

Derived terms

貴族政治／贵族政治 (guìzú zhèngzhì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (貴族):

Japanese: 貴族 (きぞく) (kizoku)
Korean: 귀족 (貴族, gwijok)
Vietnamese: quý tộc (貴族)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
貴	族
き Grade: 6	ぞく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

貴族 (hiragana きぞく, rōmaji kizoku)

aristocrat - One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble (originally in Revolutionary France).

Derived terms

貴族政治 (きぞくせいじ) (kizoku seiji): aristocracy
貴族院 (きぞくいん) (kizokuin): House of Lords, House of Peers

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