夥記

See also: 伙记 and 伙記

Chinese

		assistant; partner; many assistant; partner; many; great; numerous	to remember; to note; mark to remember; to note; mark; sign; to record
trad. (夥記/伙記)		夥/伙	記
simp. (伙记)		伙	记
alternative forms		夥計／伙計／伙计

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huǒjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fo² gei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huǒjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huǒjì
    • Wade–Giles: huo³-chi⁴
    • Yale: hwǒ-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huoojih
    • Palladius: хоцзи (xoczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 夥計／伙计 夥記／伙记

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: fo² gei³
    • Yale: fó gei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fo² gei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: fo² géi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔː³⁵ kei̯³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 夥計／伙计 夥記／伙记

Noun

夥記

1. (dated, informal) shop assistant; sales rep
2. (informal) partner; associate; mate; buddy
3. (chiefly Cantonese) waiter

Synonyms

• (shop assistant):

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• 企檯／企台 (kei⁵ toi^4-2) (Cantonese)
• 侍應／侍应 (shìyìng) (chiefly Cantonese)
• 侍應生／侍应生 (shìyìngshēng) (chiefly Cantonese)
• 侍者 (shìzhě) (formal)
• 堂倌 (tángguān) (literary)
• 夥計／伙计 (huǒjì) (dated, informal)
• 小二 (xiǎo'èr) (dated)
• 服務員／服务员 (fúwùyuán)
• 服務生／服务生 (fúwùshēng) (chiefly male)
• 走堂 (zǒutáng) (literary, or Min Nan, dated)
• 走堂的 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 走桌 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 走桌的 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 跑堂 (pǎotáng) (dated)
• 跑堂的 (Jin)

 

Descendants

• → English: foki