記掛

Chinese

		to remember; to note; mark to remember; to note; mark; sign; to record	to hang; to put up; to suspend
trad. (記掛/記挂)		記	掛/挂
simp. (记挂)		记	挂
alternative forms		記罣／记罣
anagram		掛記／挂记

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìguà

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei³ gwaa³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kì-kòa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìguà
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìguà
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-kua⁴
    • Yale: jì-gwà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihguah
    • Palladius: цзигуа (czigua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei³ gwaa³
    • Yale: gei gwa
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei³ gwaa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi³ gua³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³³ kʷaː³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kì-kòa
    • Tâi-lô: kì-kuà
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kie'koax
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki²¹⁻⁵³ kua²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kua⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki²¹⁻⁵³ kua²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki¹¹⁻⁵³ kua¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²¹⁻⁴¹ kua²¹/

Verb

記掛

1. (dialectal) to be concerned about; to keep thinking about; to miss

   • 我也記著每刻往事　也記掛你在哪兒 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     我也记着每刻往事　也记挂你在哪儿 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 陳百強 (lyricist 林敏聰), 《深愛著你》

     ngo⁵ jaa⁵ gei³ zoek⁶ mui⁵ hak¹ wong⁵ si⁶, jaa⁵ gei³ gwaa³ nei⁵ zoi⁶ naa⁵ ji⁴ [Jyutping]

     I also remember every moment of our past, and also constantly wonder about where you are

Synonyms

• 心念 (Hokkien)
• 念 (niàn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 惦念 (diànniàn)
• 惦記／惦记 (diànjì)
• 懸／悬 (xuán) (literary, or in compounds)
• 懸念／悬念 (xuánniàn) (formal)
• 懸想／悬想 (xuánxiǎng)
• 掛念／挂念 (guàniàn)
• 掛意／挂意 (guàyì)
• 掛記／挂记 (Nanchang Gan, Yudu Hakka)
• 數念／数念 (siàu-liām) (Hokkien)
• 牽掛／牵挂 (qiānguà)
• 眷顧／眷顾 (juàngù) (formal)
• 顧念／顾念 (gùniàn)