貴方
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See also: 贵方
Chinese
[edit]expensive; noble; your (name) expensive; noble; your (name); precious |
square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just | ||
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trad. (貴方) | 貴 | 方 | |
simp. (贵方) | 贵 | 方 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guèifang
- Wade–Giles: kuei4-fang1
- Yale: gwèi-fāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueyfang
- Palladius: гуйфан (gujfan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwai3 fong1
- Yale: gwai fōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwai3 fong1
- Guangdong Romanization: guei3 fong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɐi̯³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Pronoun
[edit]貴方
- (formal) generic second person pronoun, often used in letters
Japanese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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貴 | 方 |
あなた | |
Grade: 6 | Grade: 2 |
jukujikun |
For pronunciation and definitions of 貴方 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 貴方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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貴 | 方 |
き Grade: 6 |
ほう Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
/kipau/ → /kifau/ → /kifɔː/ → /kihoː/
From Middle Chinese 貴方 (MC kjw+jH pjang, “noble, superior + side, place, direction”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Tokyo) きほー [kìhóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- (Tokyo) きほー [kíꜜhòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [kʲiho̞ː]
Pronoun
[edit]- (respectful) your house, your residence
- (respectful, men's speech) you (used to address someone of equal social footing)
Synonyms
[edit]References
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- Japanese terms read with jukujikun
- Japanese pronouns
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- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with 貴 read as き
- Japanese terms spelled with 方 read as ほう
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