Usage of the character 桂
Guì
桂
[桂]
- surname Gui
- abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區／广西壮族自治区 ( Guǎngxi Zhuàngzu Zizhiqù)
guì
桂
[桂]
- cassia
- laurel
guìyú
桂鱼
[桂魚]
- mandarin fish
dānguì
丹桂
[丹桂]
- orange osmanthus
Línguì
临桂
[臨桂]
- Lingui county in Guilin 桂林 ( Guìlín), Guangxi
guìhuā
桂花
[桂花]
- osmanthus flowers
- Osmanthus fragrans
yùguì
玉桂
[玉桂]
- see 肉桂 (ròuguì)
zhéguì
折桂
[折桂]
- to win the laurels
- to pass an imperial examination
- to win a championship
Guìdōng
桂东
[桂東]
- Guidong county in Chenzhou 郴州 ( Chēnzhōu), Hunan
guìpí
桂皮
[桂皮]
- Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamonum cassia)
- cassia bark
ròuguì
肉桂
[肉桂]
- Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
xiāngguì
香桂
[香桂]
- see 桂皮 (guìpí), Chinese cinnamon
guìzhī
桂枝
[桂枝]
- cinnamon (Ramulus Cinnamomi)
Guìgé
桂格
[桂格]
- Quaker (company)
Guìpíng
桂平
[桂平]
- Guiping, county-level city in Guigang 貴港／贵港 ( Guìgǎng), Guangxi
guānguì
官桂
[官桂]
- Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
- also written 肉桂 (ròuguì)
yuèguì
月桂
[月桂]
- laurel (Laurus nobilis)
- bay tree
- bay leaf
Guìlín
桂林
[桂林]
- Guilin prefecture-level city in Guangxi
Guìyáng
桂阳
[桂陽]
- Guiyang county in Chenzhou 郴州 ( Chēnzhōu), Hunan
guìyuán
桂圆
[桂圓]
- see 龍眼／龙眼 (lóngyǎn)
guìguān
桂冠
[桂冠]
- laurel (as a symbol of victory or merit)
Wú Sānguì
吴三桂
[吳三桂]
- Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty
Jīn Guìguān
金桂冠
[金桂冠]
- Kim Kye-gwan (1943-), North Korean diplomat, first vice-foreign minister and chief negotiator 2010-2019
yuèguìshù
月桂树
[月桂樹]
- laurel tree (Laurus nobilis)
- bay tree
Mù Guìyīng
穆桂英
[穆桂英]
- Mu Guiying, female warrior and heroine of the Yang Saga 楊家將／杨家将
Guìpíngshì
桂平市
[桂平市]
- Guiping, county-level city in Guigang 貴港／贵港 ( Guìgǎng), Guangxi
Guìmùshǔ
桂木属
[桂木屬]
- genus Artocarpus
Guì Lúnměi
桂纶镁
[桂綸鎂]
- Guey Lun-mei (1983-), Taiwanese actress
Guìyángxiàn
桂阳县
[桂陽縣]
- Guiyang county in Chenzhou 郴州 ( Chēnzhōu), Hunan
yuèguìyè
月桂叶
[月桂葉]
- bay leaf; laurel leaf
yuèguìguān
月桂冠
[月桂冠]
- laurel crown
- victory garland (in Greek and Western culture)
Guìdōngxiàn
桂东县
[桂東縣]
- Guidong county in Chenzhou 郴州 ( Chēnzhōu), Hunan
Guìlínshì
桂林市
[桂林市]
- Guilin prefecture-level city in Guangxi
Ní Guìzhēn
倪桂珍
[倪桂珍]
- Ni Guizhen or Ni Kwei-Tseng (1869 - 1931), mother of Song Ailing 宋藹齡／宋蔼龄 ( Sòng Aǐlíng), Song Qingling 宋慶齡／宋庆龄 ( Sòng Qìnglíng) and Song Meiling 宋美齡／宋美龄 ( Sòng Měilíng)
Lǐ Chéngguì
李成桂
[李成桂]
- Yi Seong-gye (1335-1408), founder and first king of Korean Yi dynasty (1392-1910)
Línguìxiàn
临桂县
[臨桂縣]
- Lingui county in Guilin 桂林 ( Guìlín), Guangxi
shíyùchuīguì
食玉炊桂
[食玉炊桂]
- food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom)
- the cost of living is very high
chángōngzhéguì
蟾宫折桂
[蟾宮折桂]
- lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon)
- fig. to succeed in the imperial examination
Jiǎng Guìzhànzhēng
蒋桂战争
[蔣桂戰爭]
- confrontation of 1929 between Chiang Kaishek and the Guangxi warlord faction
Guìxìjūnfá
桂系军阀
[桂系軍閥]
- Guangxi warlord faction, from 1911-1930
yuèguìshùyè
月桂树叶
[月桂樹葉]
- laurel leaf; bay leaf
Xiāng Guì Yùnhé
湘桂运河
[湘桂運河]
- Hunan-Guangxi Canal, another name for Lingqu 靈渠／灵渠 ( Língqú), canal in Xing'an County 興安／兴安 ( Xīng'ān), Guangxi
Guìlín Yī Xuéyuàn
桂林医学院
[桂林醫學院]
- Guilin Medical University