富貴

See also: 富贵

Chinese

		rich; abundant	expensive; noble
trad. (富貴)		富	貴
simp. (富贵)		富	贵

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): fùguì

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): fu⁴ gui⁴

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): фугуй (fuguy, III-III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): fu³ gwai³
Gan (Wiktionary): 'fu⁴ gui⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fu-kui

(Hailu, HRS): fu^ˇ gui^ˇ

(Meixian, Guangdong): fu⁴ gui⁴
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hu⁴ gui⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hù-kùi

(Teochew, Peng'im): bu³ gui³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fùguì
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fùguèi
  - Wade–Giles: fu⁴-kuei⁴
  - Yale: fù-gwèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuhguey
  - Palladius: фугуй (fuguj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: fu⁴ gui⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: fugui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu²¹³ kuei²¹³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: фугуй (fuguy, III-III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fou⁴⁴ kuei⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fu³ gwai³
  - Yale: fu gwai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fu³ gwai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fu³ guei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuː³³ kʷɐi̯³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'fu⁴ gui⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈfu³⁵ kui³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fu-kui
  - Hakka Romanization System: fu gui
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fu⁴ gui⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fu⁵⁵ ku̯i⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: fu^ˇ gui^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /fu¹¹ kui¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: fu⁴ gui⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuɪ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: hu⁴ gui⁴ [Phonetic: hu¹ ui⁴]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: hu̍-gu̍i
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)ui⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hù-kùi
  - Tâi-lô: hù-kuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: huo'kuix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hu²¹⁻⁵³ kui²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hu²¹⁻⁵³ kui²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hu¹¹⁻⁵³ kui¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hu²¹⁻⁴¹ kui²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bu³ gui³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pù kùi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kui²¹³/

Middle Chinese: pjuwH kjw+jH

Rime
Character	富	貴
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	方副切	居胃切
Baxter	pjuwH	kjw+jH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pɨu^H/	/kʉi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/piu^H/	/kʷɨi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/piəu^H/	/kiuəi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/puw^H/	/kuj^H/
Li Rong	/piu^H/	/kiuəi^H/
Wang Li	/pĭəu^H/	/kĭwəi^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/pi̯ə̯u^H/	/kwe̯i^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fòu	guì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fau³	gwai³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*pək-s kuj-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*pɯɡs kluds/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	富	貴
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	fù	guì
Middle Chinese	‹ pjuw^H ›	‹ kjw+j^H ›
Old Chinese	/*pək-s/	/*kuj-s/
English	rich; wealth	precious; expensive
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	富	貴
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	3372	4747
Phonetic component	畐	貴
Rime group	代	隊
Rime subdivision	0	2
Corresponding MC rime	富	貴
Old Chinese	/*pɯɡs/	/*kluds/
Notes		從蕢之古文臾得聲

Adjective

富貴

wealthy and respectable (in terms of social status)
Antonym: 貧賤 / 贫贱 (pínjiàn)
(literary) splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

Synonyms

(wealthy):

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優裕 / 优裕 (yōuyù)
多金 (duōjīn) (literary)
好康 (Hokkien)
好額 / 好额 (Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka)
富有 (fùyǒu)
富盛 (fùshèng) (literary)
富裕 (fùyù)
富足 (fùzú)
寬綽 / 宽绰 (kuānchuò)
寬裕 / 宽裕 (kuānyù)
寬鬆 / 宽松 (kuānsōng)
有米 (jau⁵ mai⁵) (Cantonese)
有錢 / 有钱 (yǒuqián)
有鐳 / 有镭 (Hokkien)
有額 / 有额 (Hokkien)
殷富 (yīnfù) (archaic)
殷實 (yīnshí)
活潑 / 活泼 (huópō) (literary)
潤屋 / 润屋 (rùnwū) (literary)
萬貫 / 万贯 (wànguàn) (dated)
肥實 / 肥实 (féishí) (colloquial)
肥饒 / 肥饶 (féiráo) (literary)
腰裡橫 / 腰里横 (yāolǐhèng) (Northern Mandarin, slang)
膏腴 (Hokkien)
華貴 / 华贵 (huáguì)
趁錢 / 趁钱 (chènqián) (Northeastern Mandarin, colloquial)
闊 / 阔 (kuò)

Noun

富貴

(literally) wealth and social position; wealth and rank
- 子夏曰「死生有命，富貴在天」，而不曰「死生在天，富貴有命」者，何則？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
  子夏曰「死生有命，富贵在天」，而不曰「死生在天，富贵有命」者，何则？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
  From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE, translated based on Alfred Forke's version
  Zǐxià yuē “sǐshēng yǒu mìng, fùguì zài tiān”, ér bù yuē “sǐshēng zài tiān, fùguì yǒu mìng” zhě, hé zé? [Pinyin]
  How is it that Zixia says, "Life and death depend on Destiny, wealth and honour come from Heaven" instead of saying, "Life and death come from Heaven, wealth and honour depend on Destiny?"