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可貴

可貴

See also: 可贵

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	expensive; noble; your (name) expensive; noble; your (name); precious
trad. (可貴)		可	貴
simp. (可贵)		可	贵

Adjective

可貴

valuable; treasured; precious; praiseworthy

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kěguì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² gwai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khó-kui
Min Nan (POJ): khó-kùi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kěguì
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeguey
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho² gwai³
  - Yale: hó gwai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho² gwai³
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khó-kui
  - Hakka Romanization System: ko` gui
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ko³ gui⁴
  - IPA: /kʰo³¹ ku̯i⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-kùi
  - Tâi-lô: khó-kuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'kuix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/