粵

貴gwai3人jan4

simp贵人
gwai3 jan4gwai3 jan2guì rén

English

  1. nobility
  2. person of high rank
  3. benefactor; a person who brings you benefits in any form, including luck, fortune, future, etc.
  4. noble, honourable person

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 帶嚟任何形式嘅幫助及益處嘅人,包括運氣、錢財、前途等
  2. 尊貴嘅人

Examples

  • 總是聽到有人說何時會碰到貴人,也許我們應該問,誰不是我們的貴人?

    We always hear people asking when they'll meet someone who'll help turn their life around, but why not ask instead who isn't that someone?

    Tatoeba · pocket_lab CC BY

  • 達官貴人

    high officials and noble people; people of high rank; people having high social status

  • 妃嬪嘅一種等級

    a level of imperial concubines

  • 個睇相佬話今年你會遇到一個貴人。

    The fortune-teller told that you would meet a benefactor this year.

  • 貴人事忙

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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