貴庚

Chinese

		expensive; noble; your (name) expensive; noble; your (name); precious	7th heavenly stem; age
trad. (貴庚)		貴	庚
simp. (贵庚)		贵	庚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guìgēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai³ gang¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kùi-keⁿ / kùi-kiⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guìgēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guèigeng
    • Wade–Giles: kuei⁴-kêng¹
    • Yale: gwèi-gēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueygeng
    • Palladius: гуйгэн (gujgɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ kɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai³ gang¹
    • Yale: gwai gāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai³ gang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei³ geng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³³ kɐŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùi-keⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kuì-kenn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuie'kvef
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui²¹⁻⁴¹ kẽ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùi-kiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kuì-kinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuie'kvy
    • IPA (Taipei): /kui¹¹⁻⁵³ kĩ⁴⁴/

Noun

貴庚

1. (honorific) your age (usually asked of an elderly person)

   請問貴庚？／请问贵庚？  ―  Qǐngwèn guìgēng?  ―  May I ask your age?

   您今年貴庚？／您今年贵庚？  ―  Nín jīnnián guìgēng?  ―  How old are you this year? [to an unfamiliar elderly person]

See also

• 貴甲子／贵甲子
• 高壽／高寿 (gāoshòu)