surname Gui; abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]

cassia; laurel

laurel (as a symbol of victory or merit)

see 臨桂區|临桂区[Lin2 gui4 Qu1]

orange osmanthus

Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia); also written 肉桂[rou4 gui4]

to win the laurels; to pass an imperial examination; to win a championship

laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; bay leaf

see 桂東縣|桂东县[Gui4 dong1 Xian4]

see 龍眼|龙眼[long2 yan3]

see 桂平市[Gui4 ping2 Shi4]

see 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 Shi4]

cinnamon (Ramulus Cinnamomi)

Quaker (company)

Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamonum cassia); cassia bark

osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans

see 桂陽縣|桂阳县[Gui4 yang2 Xian4]

mandarin fish

see 肉桂[rou4 gui4]

see 桂皮[gui4 pi2], Chinese cinnamon

Lingui, a district of Guilin City 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi

Ni Guizhen or Ni Kwei-Tseng (1869 - 1931), mother of Song Ailing 宋藹齡|宋蔼龄[Song4 Ai3 ling2], Song Qingling 宋慶齡|宋庆龄[Song4 Qing4 ling2] and Song Meiling 宋美齡|宋美龄[Song4 Mei3 ling2]

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

laurel crown; victory garland (in Greek and Western culture)

bay leaf; laurel leaf

laurel tree (Laurus nobilis); bay tree

Yi Seong-gye (1335-1408), founder and first king of Korean Yi dynasty (1392-1910)

Guidong, a county in Chenzhou City 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan

Guiping, a county-level city in Guigang City 貴港市|贵港市[Gui4 gang3 Shi4], Guangxi

genus Artocarpus

Guilin, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]

Guey Lun-mei (1983-), Taiwanese actress

Guiyang, a county in Chenzhou City 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan

Mu Guiying, female warrior and heroine of the Yang Saga 楊家將|杨家将

Kim Kye-gwan (1943-), North Korean diplomat, first vice-foreign minister and chief negotiator 2010-2019

laurel leaf; bay leaf

Guangxi warlord faction, from 1911-1930

Hunan-Guangxi Canal, another name for Lingqu 靈渠|灵渠[Ling2 qu2], canal in Xing'an County 興安|兴安[Xing1 an1], Guangxi

confrontation of 1929 between Chiang Kaishek and the Guangxi warlord faction

lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon); fig. to succeed in the imperial examination

food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom); the cost of living is very high

Guilin Medical University