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Chinese
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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)
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貴
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方
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| simp. (贵方)
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贵
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方
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Pronunciation
Pronoun
貴方
- (formal) generic second person pronoun, often used in letters
Japanese
Etymology 1
| For pronunciation and definitions of 貴方 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 貴方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Etymology 2
/kipau/ → /kifau/ → /kifɔː/ → /kihoː/
From Middle Chinese 貴方 (MC kjw+jH pjang, “noble, superior + side, place, direction”).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
貴方 • (kihō) ←きはう (kifau)?
- (respectful) your house, your residence
- (respectful, men's speech) you (used to address someone of equal social footing)
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