M記

Chinese

			to remember; to note; mark to remember; to note; mark; sign; to record
trad. (M記)		M	記
simp. (M记)		M	记

Etymology

From the abbreviation of English McDonald's + 記／记 (gei3, “suffix for restaurants”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): áim jì

  (Zhuyin): ㄞㄇˊ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): em¹ gei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: M jì
    • Zhuyin: ㄞㄇˊ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: áim jì
    • Wade–Giles: aim² chi⁴
    • Yale: áim jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aim2 jih
    • Palladius: айм цзи (ajm czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯m³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: em¹ gei³
    • Cantonese Pinyin: em¹ gei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ém¹ géi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛːm⁵⁵ kei̯³³/

Proper noun

M記

1. (chiefly Cantonese, slang) McDonald's

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 麥當勞 (“McDonald's”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		麥當勞
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	麥當勞
	Singapore	麥當勞
Cantonese	Hong Kong	麥當勞, 老麥, M記, 麥記, 牡丹樓, 金拱門
	Macau	麥當勞, 老麥, M記
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	麥當勞
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	麥當勞
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	麥當勞
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	麥當勞
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	麥當勞