矜ging1貴gwai3

English

1. high-born
2. (adjective) arrogant
3. noble
4. aristocratic
5. conceited
6. precious; valuable; high classunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 形容物件或者人有價值或者對自己有意義，要特別愛錫、保護；諷喻該人或物唔捱得、不堪粗用unreviewed?

Examples

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  呢啲鑽石好矜貴！

  These diamonds are very precious!

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  我得一粒女咋，梗係矜貴啦。

  This is my only daughter. Of course she is precious to me.

• unreviewed?

  都唔知佢有咩咁矜貴，問佢攞個聯絡電話都唔得。

  I can't see what's so special about her — asking for a contact number was like asking for the moon.