gei3 zoi3記載记载
Jyutpinggei3 zoi3
Yalegei joi
Definition
To record or put down in writing in order to preserve information for future reference.
writtencommunicationdaily actions
How it's used
Formal in nature, this term is primarily used in written contexts or when discussing official documentation, history, or archives. In everyday spoken Cantonese, people almost always use 記低 or 記錄 instead to describe the act of writing something down for future reference.
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Common mistake
Do not use this in casual conversation to mean writing down a quick note, as it sounds overly stiff or academic. Use 記低 for routine tasks like jotting down a phone number or a shopping list.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
