麥記

Chinese

		wheat; barley; oats	to remember; to note; mark to remember; to note; mark; sign; to record
trad. (麥記)		麥	記
simp. (麦记)		麦	记

Etymology

From the abbreviation of 麥當勞／麦当劳 (mak⁶ dong¹ lou⁴) + 記／记 (gei³, “suffix for restaurants”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mak⁶ gei³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mak⁶ gei³
    • Yale: mahk gei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁹ gei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: meg⁶ géi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚² kei̯³³/

Noun

麥記

1. (Cantonese) McDonald's (fast food restaurant chain)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 麥當勞 (“McDonald's”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		麥當勞
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	麥當勞
	Singapore	麥當勞
Cantonese	Hong Kong	麥當勞, 老麥, M記, 麥記, 牡丹樓, 金拱門
	Macau	麥當勞, 老麥, M記
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	麥當勞
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	麥當勞
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	麥當勞
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	麥當勞
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	麥當勞