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 (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵kue-gnin

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 Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kui-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gui ngin^ˇ
  - 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
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zin¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui²¹⁻⁴¹ zin²³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùi-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: kuì-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuieliin
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kui¹¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/
  - Sinological 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

person of importance or eminence; distinguished person
(historical) royal consort; high-ranking imperial concubine
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

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

貴(あて) (ate, “superior”) + 人(ひと) (hito, “person”). The hito changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

Noun

貴(あて)人(びと) • (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

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

Noun

貴(き)人(じん) • (kijin)

synonym of 貴人 (atebito, “aristocrat”)

Antonyms

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

References

“〈貴人〉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
貴	人

Noun

貴人 • (gwiin) (hangeul 귀인)

hanja form^? of 귀인 (“nobleman”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
貴	人

Noun

貴人

chữ Hán form of quý nhân