贵
guì
abbr. for Guizhou Province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your
centerpiece (中) + shell-money (贝) = precious and expensive
贝 is the semantic root, representing cowrie shells — ancient currency and symbols of wealth. 中 and 一 together may suggest a centerpiece of value, though their exact structural role is debated; the shell component carries the core meaning.
这件衣服太贵了，我买不起。
zhè jiàn yīfu tài guì le，wǒ mǎi bù qǐ。
This piece of clothing is too expensive, I can't afford it.
请问，贵姓？
qǐng wèn，guì xìng？
May I ask, what is your honorable surname?
Words with 贵
贵宾室
guì bīn shì
VIP lounge
贵妃
guì fēi
senior concubine
贵姓
guì xìng
what is your surname?
杨贵妃
yáng guì fēi
Yang Guifei (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1]
云贵高原
yún guì gāo yuán
Yunnan and Guizhou plateau in southwest China, covering east Yunnan, whole of Guizhou, west of Guangxi and southern margins of Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan
达官贵人
dá guān guì rén
(idiom) high officials and noble lords; the powerful and influential
达官显贵
dá guān xiǎn guì
see 達官貴人|达官贵人[da2 guan1 gui4 ren2]
长命富贵
cháng mìng fù guì
We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)
难能可贵
nán néng kě guì
rare and precious
云贵川
yún guì chuān
Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan
显贵
xiǎn guì
dignitary
高抬贵手
gāo tái guì shǒu
to be generous (idiom)