永誌不忘

Chinese

		forever; always; perpetual(ly)	sign; mark; to record sign; mark; to record; write a footnote	not; no	to forget; to overlook; to neglect
trad. (永誌不忘/永志不忘)		永	誌/志	不	忘
simp. (永志不忘)		永	志	不	忘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒngzhìbùwàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˇ ㄓˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wing⁵ zi³ bat¹ mong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒngzhìbùwàng [Phonetic: yǒngzhìbúwàng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˇ ㄓˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒngjhìhbùwàng
    • Wade–Giles: yung³-chih⁴-pu⁴-wang⁴
    • Yale: yǔng-jr̀-bù-wàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeongjyhbuwanq
    • Palladius: юнчжибуван (junčžibuvan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wing⁵ zi³ bat¹ mong⁴
    • Yale: wíhng ji bāt mòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wing⁵ dzi³ bat⁷ mong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wing⁵ ji³ bed¹ mong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɪŋ¹³ t͡siː³³ pɐt̚⁵ mɔːŋ²¹/

Idiom

永誌不忘

1. to remember forever and never forget

   • 要之，上海、廣州、馬德里、蓋尼加格、拉諾勒、巴塞龍納、亞美利亞各城城名足以象徵法西斯在中西兩國境內所作之重大罪行，吾人今後定必永誌不忘。 [MSC, trad.]
     要之，上海、广州、马德里、盖尼加格、拉诺勒、巴塞龙纳、亚美利亚各城城名足以象征法西斯在中西两国境内所作之重大罪行，吾人今后定必永志不忘。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1938 September 1, 運公, 《國際反對轟炸不設防城市大會議決制裁日本》, in 《東方雜誌》, volume 35, issue 17, page 50

     Yàozhī, Shànghǎi, Guǎngzhōu, Mǎdélǐ, Gàiníjiāgé, Lānuòlè, Bāsàilóngnà, Yàměilìyà gè chéng chéngmíng zúyǐ xiàngzhēng fǎxīsī zài Zhōng Xī liǎng guó jìngnèi suǒ zuò zhī zhòngdà zuìxíng, wúrén jīnhòu dìngbì yǒngzhìbùwàng. [Pinyin]

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   • 永誌不忘紀念　往事不如煙 [MSC, trad.]
     永志不忘纪念　往事不如烟 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2018 December 26, Jolin Tsai; Ashin (lyrics), RAZOR Chiang; Jolin Tsai (music), 《玫瑰少年》 (Womxnly), performed by Jolin Tsai

     yǒngzhìbùwàng jìniàn, wǎngshì bù rú yān [Pinyin]

     But your story will be etched in stone, it won't disappear like a puff of smoke