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  gei2   jyutping
  ji4 ji3   pinyin
(jyutping) gei2, (pinyin) ji4
[1] discipline; law; standard
[2] annals; historical record | [variant]
[3] epoch; period; age

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

Many dictionaries list "gei3" as variant Cantonese pronunciation. But 廣州話字典 has only "gei2"; this is supported by 《廣韻》().
noun
Stroke count: 9
Level: 1
Radical: (#120)

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

This word has been viewed 8829 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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detail  po3 gei2 luk6  po4 ji4 lu4 = to break a record; record-breaking
detail  sai3 gei2  shi4 ji4 = century
detail  ging1 gei2 jan4  jing1 ji4 ren2 = agent; broker
detail  nin4 gei2  nian2 ji4 = (chronological) age
detail  nin4 gei2 daai6  nian2 ji4 da4 = to be old, growing old
detail  gei2 nim6 ban2  ji4 nian4 pin3 = souvenirs
detail  gei2 nim6  ji4 nian4 = remember; commemorate
detail  gei2 nim6 jat6  ji4 nian4 ri4 = commemoration day; day of rememberence
detail  gei2 jyun4  ji4 yuan2 = epoch; AD (anno domini)
detail  gei2 jyun4 cin4   = BC (before Christ)
See all 45 compounds (CantoDict reports 65 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 紀
detail 豈但年青人愛好運動年紀積極鍛煉身體
Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.
detail 真係令人懷念一個世紀之後返嚟
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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