臨記

Chinese

		to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	to remember; to note; mark to remember; to note; mark; sign; to record
trad. (臨記)		臨	記
simp. (临记)		临	记

Etymology

Short for 臨時 / 临时 (lam⁴ si⁴, “temporary”) + 記 / 记 (gei³, “suffix for shop names”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lam⁴ gei³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lam⁴ gei³
    • Yale: làhm gei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lam⁴ gei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lem⁴ géi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐm²¹ kei̯³³/

Noun

臨記

1. (Cantonese, informal) extra (person engaged temporarily to fill out a crowd scene in a film or play)

Synonyms

• 老臨／老临