緊記

Chinese

		tight; nervous; strict	to remember; to note; mark to remember; to note; mark; sign; to record
trad. (緊記)		緊	記
simp. (紧记)		紧	记

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐnjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gan² gei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐnjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐnjì
    • Wade–Giles: chin³-chi⁴
    • Yale: jǐn-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiinjih
    • Palladius: цзиньцзи (czinʹczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gan² gei³
    • Yale: gán gei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gan² gei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gen² géi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐn³⁵ kei̯³³/

Verb

緊記

1. to have something seared into one's brain; to never forget; to always remember
   • 1979, “我是癡情無限”, in 黃沾 (lyrics), 知己同心, performed by 關菊英:

     在那分別時　願你一生緊記　當天我是癡情無限 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     在那分别时　愿你一生紧记　当天我是痴情无限 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     zoi⁶ naa⁵ fan¹ bit⁶ si⁴, jyun⁶ nei⁵ jat¹ sang¹ gan² gei³, dong¹ tin¹ ngo⁵ si⁶ ci¹ cing⁴ mou⁴ haan⁶ [Jyutping]

     When we part, I hope that you remember well that my infatuation was endless

   • 1982, “難忘您”, in 許冠傑 (lyrics), 難忘您·紙船, performed by 許冠傑:

     難忘妳對我那種體貼入微　時時刻刻腦海中都緊記 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     难忘你对我那种体贴入微　时时刻刻脑海中都紧记 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     naan⁴ mong⁴ nei⁵ deoi³ ngo⁵ naa⁵ zung² tai² tip³ jap⁶ mei⁴, si⁴ si⁴ hak¹ hak¹ nou⁵ hoi² zung¹ dou¹ gan² gei³ [Jyutping]

     I can't forget that attention you gave me; it's still stuck fast in my mind all the time