gei3 jik1 jau4 san1記憶猶新记忆犹新
Jyutpinggei3 jik1 jau4 san1
Yalegei yīk yàuh sān
Definition
To remain fresh in one's memory; to remember something clearly as if it happened just recently.
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How it's used
This idiom is used to describe memories that are so vivid they feel as if they happened yesterday. It is a formal expression often used in essays or speeches to add emphasis to a nostalgic or significant recollection. While it is perfectly understandable in conversation, it carries a slightly literary tone compared to saying something like 記得好清楚.
Examples
I still have a fresh memory of that trip I took when I was a kid.
nei5你zung6仲gei3記m4唔gei3記dak1得go2嗰gin2件si6事？ngo5我deoi3對go2嗰jat6日ge3嘅sai3細zit3節gei3記jik1憶jau4猶san1新aa4呀。
Do you still remember that incident? I have a vivid memory of the details from that day.
Related words
Common phrases
still fresh in one's memory to this day
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
