貴方
See also: 贵方
Chinese
expensive; noble; your (name) expensive; noble; your (name); precious |
square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (貴方) | 貴 | 方 | |
| simp. (贵方) | 贵 | 方 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: guìfāng
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guèifang
- Wade–Giles: kuei4-fang1
- Yale: gwèi-fāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueyfang
- Palladius: гуйфан (gujfan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwai3 fong1
- Yale: gwai fōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwai3 fong1
- Guangdong Romanization: guei3 fong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɐi̯³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Pronoun
貴方
- (formal) generic second person pronoun, often used in letters
- Antonym: 我方 (wǒfāng)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 貴 | 方 |
| あなた | |
| Grade: 6 | Grade: 2 |
| jukujikun | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 貴方 – see the following entry. | ||
| ||
| (This term, 貴方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 貴 | 方 |
| き Grade: 6 |
ほう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
/kipau/ → /kifau/ → /kifɔː/ → /kihoː/
From Middle Chinese 貴方 (MC kjw+jH pjang, “noble, superior + side, place, direction”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) きほー [kìhóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- (Tokyo) きほー [kíꜜhòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [kʲiho̞ː]
Pronoun
- (respectful) your house, your residence
- (respectful, men's speech) you (used to address someone of equal social footing)
Synonyms
- 貴公 (kikō)
- 貴殿 (kiden)
- 貴君 (kikun)