---
title: "Gaogui Meaning: 高贵 (noble) or 搞鬼 (to play tricks)?"
description: "高贵 (traditional 高貴, gāoguì) means “noble; elegant”. Not the gaogui you heard? See 搞鬼. Hear its tones, see what 高 and 贵 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaogui"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 高贵 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

高贵 gāoguì

## noble; elegant

## It can also mean

- high-ranking

## Its characters

1. 高 gāo high
2. 贵 guì noble

## In a sentence

她穿着这条裙子显得很高贵。 She looks very elegant in this dress.

[More about 高贵](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%AB%98%E8%B4%B5)

## Other words said gaogui

- [搞鬼gǎoguǐto play tricks](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%90%9E%E9%AC%BC)

## More words with 高 or 贵

- [昂贵 ángguì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anggui)
- [宝贵 bǎoguì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baogui)
- [崇高 chónggāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chonggao)
- [高昂 gāo’áng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoang)
- [高层 gāocéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoceng)
- [高潮 gāocháo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaochao)
- [高大 gāodà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoda)
- [高档 gāodàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaodang)
- [高等 gāoděng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaodeng)
- [高度 gāodù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaodu)

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