貴利
Chinese
expensive; noble; your (name) expensive; noble; your (name); precious |
advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (貴利) | 貴 | 利 | |
| simp. (贵利) | 贵 | 利 | |
| Literally: “expensive interest”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwai3 lei6-2
- Yale: gwai léi
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwai3 lei6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: guei3 léi6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɐi̯³³ lei̯²²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
貴利
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 高利貸 (“usury; high-interest loan”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 高利貸 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 高利貸 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 高利貸 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 花利 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 貴利 |
| Hong Kong | 貴利 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 貴利 | |
| Dongguan | 貴利 | |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 高利貸 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 王爺債 |
| Quanzhou | 王爺債 | |
| Zhao'an | 高利, 高利貸 | |
| Tainan | 王爺債 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 高利貸 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 高利貸 |