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

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai³ jan⁴ / gwai³ jan^4-2
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kui-ngìn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kùi-jîn / kùi-lîn
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵kue-gnin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guìrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guèirén
    • Wade–Giles: kuei⁴-jên²
    • Yale: gwèi-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueyren
    • Palladius: гуйжэнь (gujžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai³ jan⁴ / gwai³ jan^4-2
    • Yale: gwai yàhn / gwai yán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai³ jan⁴ / gwai³ jan^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei³ yen⁴ / guei³ yen^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³³ jɐn²¹/, /kʷɐi̯³³ jɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

Note: gwai3 jan4-2 - “benefactor”.

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kui-ngìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: gui nginˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gui⁴ ngin²
    • Sinological IPA: /ku̯i⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùi-jîn
    • Tâi-lô: kuì-jîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuiejiin
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zin¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui²¹⁻⁴¹ zin²³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùi-lîn
    • Tâi-lô: kuì-lîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuieliin
    • IPA (Taipei): /kui¹¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lin²⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵kue-gnin
    • MiniDict: kue^去 nyin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kue-nyin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kue³³ n̠ʲin⁴⁴/

Noun

貴人

1. person of importance or eminence; distinguished person
2. (historical) royal consort; high-ranking imperial concubine
3. benefactor; person in one's life who brings benefits

Synonyms

• (person of importance): (Hokkien) 北仔阿哥

Derived terms

• 貴人出門招風雨／贵人出门招风雨
• 貴人善忘／贵人善忘
• 貴人多忘／贵人多忘
• 貴人多忘事／贵人多忘事 (guìrén duō wàng shì)
• 達官貴人／达官贵人 (dáguānguìrén)

 

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(あて)人(びと) • (atebito) 

1. a superior
2. 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(き)人(じん) • (kijin) 

1. Same as above.

Antonyms

• 賎人(せんじん) (senjin, “inferior, plebeian”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
貴	人

Noun

貴人 • (gwiin) (hangeul 귀인)

1. Hanja form^? of 귀인 (“nobleman”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
貴	人

Noun

貴人

1. chữ Hán form of quý nhân.