《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪八》
先前便在尔朱荣处做事的刘贵，多次向尔朱荣推荐高欢，尔朱荣见高欢身形瘦弱，相貌憔悴，并没有觉出他有什么出奇之处。
刘贵先在尔硃荣所，屡荐欢于荣，荣见其憔悴，未之奇也。
Liu Gui, who had served under Erzhu Rong before, had recommended Gao Huan to Erzhu Rong on many occasions, but when Erzhu Rong saw that Gao Huan was thin and haggard in appearance, he could not see anything special about him.