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

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

(dialectal) to be concerned about; to keep thinking about; to miss
- (Can we date this quote?), “深愛著你”, 林敏聰 (lyrics), performed by 陳百強:
  
  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.]
  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

干掛 (Puxian Min)
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)
眷懷 / 眷怀 (juànhuái) (literary)
眷注 (juànzhù) (literary)
眷顧 / 眷顾 (juàngù) (formal)
顧念 / 顾念 (gùniàn)