記池

Chinese

		to remember; to note; mark to remember; to note; mark; sign; to record	pond; reservoir
trad. (記池)		記	池
simp. (记池)		记	池
alternative forms		記持／记持 記馳／记驰 記誌／记志 記治／记治 記憶／记忆

Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kì-tî

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gi³ di⁵ / gin³ di⁵

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Longyan, General Taiwanese, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kì-tî
    • Tâi-lô: kì-tî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kie'dii
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ti²⁴/
    • IPA (Penang): /ki²¹⁻³³ ti²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki²¹⁻⁵³ ti¹³/
    • IPA (Longyan): /ki²¹³ ti¹¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki¹¹⁻⁵³ ti²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²¹⁻⁴¹ ti²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki²¹⁻⁵³ ti²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gi³ di⁵ / gin³ di⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kì tî / kìⁿ tî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵/, /kĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵/

Noun

記池

1. (Hokkien, Teochew) ability to remember; memory

   • 先生感心甲呵惱　只欵聰明世間無　眞正勤讀記池好　也袂貧段想𨑨迌 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     先生感心甲呵恼　只款聪明世间无　真正勤读记池好　也袂贫段想𨑨迌 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 1935, 新編大明節孝歌, Taipei: 周協隆書店

     sian-siⁿ kám-sim kah o-ló, chí khoán chhong-bêng sè-kan bô, chin-chiàⁿ khûn-tha̍k kì-tî hó, iā bōe pîn-tōaⁿ siūⁿ chhit-thô [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The teacher was touched and praised [Kim-chi]: This kind of intelligence is not found on earth. [Kim-chi] is very studious, has good memory, and is not lazy nor wanting to play

   • 作伙來學台語詩，趣味心適嘴會甜，簡潔優雅好記池，台灣文化tio̍h保持。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     作伙来学台语诗，趣味心适嘴会甜，简洁优雅好记池，台湾文化tio̍h保持。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2003 November 15, 陳若竹, 作伙來學台語詩, in 《台文通訊》, number 117, page 12

     Chò-hóe lâi o̍h Tâi-gí si, chhù-bī sim-sek chhùi ē tiⁿ, kán-kiat iu-ngá hó kì-tî, Tâi-oân bûn-hòa tio̍h pó-chhî. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Let's learn Taiwanese poetry together; Interesting, intriguing, mouths will be sweet; Concise, elegant, easy to remember; Taiwanese culture must be preserved

2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) memory; recollection (stored record)

   • 到kah chit-má，hit雙紅皮鞋，猶原hō͘我真深ê記池kap懷念。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     到kah chit-má，hit双红皮鞋，犹原hō͘我真深ê记池kap怀念。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2001 November 15, 許智惠, 我ê第一雙皮鞋, number 93, page 5

     Kàu kah chit-má, hit siang âng phôe-ê, iû-goân hō͘ góa chin chhim ê kì-tî kap hoâi-liām. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Until even now, that pair of red leather shoes still give me a profound memory and yearning.

   • 這馬回想起‐‐來，當時彼个360度的愛河景緻，猶閣深深刻印佇我的記池內，較久都攏bē消退。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     这马回想起‐‐来，当时彼个360度的爱河景致，犹阁深深刻印伫我的记池内，较久都拢bē消退。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2009, 蘇世雄, 愛河童誌

     Chit-má hôe-sióng khí--lâi, tong-sî hit-ê 360 tō͘ ê Ài-hô kéng-tì, iàu-koh chhim-chhim khek-ìn tī góa ê kì-tî lāi, khah kú to lóng bē siau-thè. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     When I recall it now, the 360-degree scenery of the Love River back then is deeply ingrained in my memory; it won't ever fade away.

Synonyms

• (ability to remember):

Dialectal synonyms of 記憶力 (“memory; ability to remember”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		記憶力
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	記性
	Singapore	記憶力
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	記事鐘
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	記性
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	記心
	Xuzhou	記事鐘, 記性珠兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	記性
	Ürümqi	記性
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	耳性
	Wuhan	耳性
	Liuzhou	記性
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	記性
Cantonese	Guangzhou	記性, 耳性
	Hong Kong	記性, 耳性
Gan	Nanchang	記性
	Lichuan	記性
Hakka	Meixian	記性, 記才
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	記性, 記才
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	記性, 記才
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	記性, 記才
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	記性, 記才
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	記性, 記才
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	記性
Huizhou	Jixi	記性
Jin	Taiyuan	記性
Northern Min	Jian'ou	記心
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	記時
Southern Min	Xiamen	記池
	Quanzhou	記池, 記示
	Zhangzhou	記池
	Tainan	記池
	Penang (Hokkien)	記池
	Longyan	記池
	Shantou	記性
	Jieyang	記池
Wu	Shanghai	記性
	Shanghai (Chongming)	記心
	Suzhou	記性
	Hangzhou	記性
	Ningbo	記性
	Wenzhou	記博, 記性
Xiang	Loudi	記心

References

• 蔡俊明 [Cai Junming], editor (1991), “記池 ki˨˩˧꜒꜔ ti˥”, in 潮州方言詞滙／潮州方言词滙 (Cháozhōu fāngyán cíhuì), 香港 [Hong Kong]: 香港中文大學／香港中文大学 [The Chinese University of Hong Kong]
• 周长楫 [Zhou, Changji], editor (2006), “记池”, in 闽南方言大词典 MINNAN FANGYAN DA CIDIAN (overall work in Hokkien and Mandarin), Fuzhou: 福建人民出版社 [Fujian People's Publishing House], →ISBN, page 17.
• “Entry #1051”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.