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貴耳賤目 rely on hearsay, “trust one’s ears rather than one's eyes”;
所貴乎 what makes (s.t.) valued.
(2) To honor or love: 下安則貴上 when the people are happy and contented, they will honor the powers that be.
貴賤 [gui4jian4]↓;
太貴 too costly.
貴得很 very expensive.
(2) Honorable, noble: 貴客 [gui4ke4], 貴族 [gui4zu2]↓;
顯貴 high-ranking officials;
貴冑 [gui4zhou4], 貴人 [gui4ren2]↓;
權貴 the politically powerful and influential;
富貴 loaded with riches and honors;
華貴 elegant, magnificent;
高貴 noble and dignified;
尊貴 highly respectable and revered.
(3) Precious, of great value: 珍貴 rare and highly valuable;
貴重 [gui4zhong4]↓;
物以稀為貴 a thing is valued in proportion to its rarity;
可貴 esteemable.
(4) Honorific: 貴姓 may I know your (honorable) name? 貴庚 [gui4geng1], 貴處 [gui4chu4]↓;
貴國，貴校，貴局，貴部 your (honorable) country, school, bureau, ministry;
貴恙 your illness;
貴公子 (address to) a noble young man;
貴价 (court.) your servant;
貴幹 [gui4gan4], 貴上 [gui4shang4]↓.
2.貴處 [gui4chu4], idiomatic phr., where do you come from, sir?
3.貴妃 [gui4fei1], n., (AC) title of a lady-in-waiting, an imperial concubine.
4.貴幹 [gui4gan4], n., (court.) your work or business: 有何貴幹 what business have you come here for?
5.貴庚 [gui4geng1], idiomatic phr., may I know your (honorable) age?
6.貴賤 [gui4jian4], adj., (1) (of prices or costs) high or low; (2) (of persons) highly placed or lowly.
7.貴金屬 [gui4jin1shu3], n., (chem.) noble metals.
8.貴冑 [gui4zhou4], n., noblemen, princes of the blood.
9.貴重 [gui4zhong4], adj., valuable: 貴重物品 valuable articles.
10.貴客 [gui4ke4], n., honored guests, V.I.P.s.
11.貴人 [gui4ren2], n., (1) a high-ranking government official; (2) (AC) title of a female palace official; (3) (fortunetelling) some unknown benefactor.
12.貴上 [gui4shang4], v.t., see V.t.2↓.
13.貴族 [gui4zu2], n., a noble family, a noble, the nobility.