珍貴

See also: 珍贵

Chinese

		precious thing; treasure	expensive; noble; your (name) expensive; noble; your (name); precious
trad. (珍貴)		珍	貴
simp. (珍贵)		珍	贵

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēnguì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄍㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ gwai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂n-kui
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): tin-kùi / tiⁿ-kùi

(Teochew, Peng'im): diang¹ gui³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnguì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄍㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhenguèi
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹-kuei⁴
  - Yale: jēn-gwèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenguey
  - Palladius: чжэньгуй (čžɛnʹguj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ kweɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zan¹ gwai³
  - Yale: jān gwai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ gwai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ guei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂n-kui
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziin´ gui
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zin¹ gui⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ ku̯i⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tin-kùi
  - Tâi-lô: tin-kuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dinkuix
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tin⁴⁴⁻³³ kui²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tin³³ kui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tin⁴⁴⁻³³ kui¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tin⁴⁴⁻²² kui²¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiⁿ-kùi
  - Tâi-lô: tinn-kuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dvi'kuix
  - IPA (Taipei): /tĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kui¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kui²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: diang¹ gui³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiang kùi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiaŋ³³⁻²³ kui²¹³/

Adjective

珍貴

precious; cherished; valuable; rare; treasured
珍貴文物／珍贵文物 ― zhēnguì wénwù ― rare cultural object

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 珍貴

珍奇 (zhēnqí)
值銅鈿／值铜钿 (Wu)
值錢／值钱 (zhíqián)
可貴／可贵 (kěguì)
名貴／名贵 (míngguì)
寶貴／宝贵 (bǎoguì)

抵錢／抵钱 (Cantonese, Hakka, Xiang)
有價值／有价值 (yǒujiàzhí)
甘貴／甘贵 (Xiang)
貴重／贵重 (guìzhòng)
金貴／金贵 (jīnguì)
高貴／高贵 (gāoguì)

Derived terms

彌足珍貴／弥足珍贵 (mízúzhēnguì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (珍貴):

→ Japanese: 珍(ちん)貴(き) (chinki)
→ Korean: 진귀(珍貴) (jin'gwi)
→ Vietnamese: trân quý (珍貴)

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