贵人

貴人
guìrén
  1. nobility
  2. person of high rank

CEDICT

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

Wiktionary

  1. 显贵的人。
  2. 占卜者谓命中应有的扶助人。
  3. 东汉光武帝所设置的女官。位次皇后，历代多沿用其名。见《后汉书．卷一○．皇后纪．序》。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 贵 guì
  1. expensive
  2. (bound form) highly valued; precious
  3. (bound form) noble; of high rank
  4. (prefix) (honorific) your
2 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位

Containing this entry

贵人多忘 guìrénduōwàng an eminent person has short memory (idiom)
达官贵人 dáguānguìrén (idiom) high officials and noble lords; the powerful and influential

Related entries

爵 jué
  1. ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle
  2. nobility
贵族 guìzú
  1. lord
  2. nobility
  3. nobleman
  4. noblewoman
  5. aristocrat
  6. aristocracy
贵族住在故宫的东边和西边。

Aristocrats lived to the east and west of the imperial palace.

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