慶記

Chinese

		celebrate	a suffix for restaurants, stores, etc
trad. (慶記)		慶	記
simp. (庆记)		庆	记

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Hokkien 銃子 / 铳子 (chhèng-chí), making it resemble a fictional restaurant's name.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qìngjì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qìngjì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cìngjì
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing⁴-chi⁴
  - Yale: chìng-jì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinqjih
  - Palladius: цинцзи (cinczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

Noun

慶記

(Taiwanese Mandarin, slang) alternative form of 銃子 / 铳子 (chòngzi, “bullet”)
請你吃慶記／请你吃庆记 ― qǐng nǐ chī qìngjì ― I'll let you eat bullets (i.e. I'll shoot you) (literally, “I'll invite you to the Qingji restaurant”)

Usage notes

On the Internet, this term is commonly associated with the stereotype of high crime rates in Taichung.