紀 (gei2 | ji4 ji3) : discipline; annals; epoch

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紀

gei2

ji4 ji3

(jyutping) gei2, (pinyin) ji4
[1] discipline; law; standard
[2] annals; historical record | [variant] 記
[3] epoch; period; age

(jyutping) gei2, (pinyin) ji3
a Chinese family name

Many dictionaries list "gei3" as variant Cantonese pronunciation. But 廣州話正音字典 has only "gei2"; this is supported by 《廣韻》(居理切).

Stroke count: 9

Level: 1

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

紀 / 纪

This word has been viewed 10703 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Mar 2011 04:44

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破紀錄 po3 gei2 luk6 po4 ji4 lu4 = to break a record; record-breaking

世紀 sai3 gei2 shi4 ji4 = century

經紀人 ging1 gei2 jan4 jing1 ji4 ren2 = agent; broker

年紀 nin4 gei2 nian2 ji4 = (chronological) age

年紀大 nin4 gei2 daai6 nian2 ji4 da4 = to be old, growing old

紀念品 gei2 nim6 ban2 ji4 nian4 pin3 = souvenirs

紀念 gei2 nim6 ji4 nian4 = remember; commemorate

紀念日 gei2 nim6 jat6 ji4 nian4 ri4 = commemoration day; day of rememberence

紀元 gei2 jyun4 ji4 yuan2 = epoch; AD (anno domini)

紀元前 gei2 jyun4 cin4 = BC (before Christ)
See all 45 compounds (CantoDict reports 65 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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豈但年青人愛好運動，就連上了年紀的人也積極鍛煉身體。
Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.

真係令人好懷念，一個世紀之後你又返嚟啦粵
We've really missed you while you've been gone the last 100 years.
[Lit. really make-people very miss-you, one century afterwards again return come [particle] This is being said to someone who's lived several hundred years (specifically Greed from Full Metal Alchemist).]

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