显贵

顯貴

xiǎnguì

noun #30,277

Meanings

1 dignitary
2 distinguished person
3 VIP
4 highly placed (adj.)

Characters

prominent, to display

noble, valuable

Examples

宴会上来了许多达官显贵。

Yànhuì shàng lái le xǔduō dáguān xiǎnguì.

Many high officials and dignitaries came to the banquet.

他出身显贵之家。

Tā chūshēn xiǎnguì zhī jiā.

He comes from a distinguished family.

Tips

register

Formal/literary. Most often paired in 达官显贵 ('high officials and dignitaries'), a stock phrase for the powerful elite. Can be used as a noun (a dignitary) or adjective (eminent).

Stroke Order

显 xiǎn

贵 guì