忌 [－]

Jyutping gei6
Pinyin jì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to be jealous of
  2. fear
  3. dread
  4. scruple
  5. to avoid or abstain from
  6. to quit
  7. to give up sth
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to be jealous of/fear/dread/scruple/to avoid or abstain from/to quit/to give up sth/death anniversary
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    避免
    to avoid; to shun; to abstain from
    • 孕婦忌食生冷嘢。
      孕妇忌食生冷嘢。
      jan6 fu5 gei6 sik6 saang1 laang5 je5.
      Pregnant women should avoid eating raw and cold food.
  2. 動詞
    畏懼​、​怕
    to be afraid of
    • 佢後台 好硬，聽講連老細都要忌佢三分。
      佢后台 好硬，听讲连老细都要忌佢三分。
      yue:佢後台 好硬，聽講連老細都要忌佢三分。
      He's got great connections - I heard that even the boss is careful around him.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    taboo
  2. character
    anniversary of the death of one's elder
    • 忌日
      忌日
      jì rì
      anniversary of a death
  3. character
    to be jealous; to envy; to hate
    • 妒忌
      妒忌
      dù jì
      to envy
  4. character
    to taboo; to prohibit
  5. character
    to avoid; to abstain from
  6. character
    a surname
  7. character
    to fear; to dread
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. jealous, envious
  2. fear
  3. Cangjie Input
    SUP
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1916
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #373
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    没有妒忌就没有爱情。
    沒有妒忌就沒有愛情。
    méi yǒu dù jì jiù méi yǒu ài qíng 。
    • There's no love without jealousy.
    • Love is never without jealousy.
  2. Mandarin
    有爱情必有妒忌。
    有愛情必有妒忌。
    yǒu ài qíng bì yǒu dù jì 。
    • There's no love without jealousy.
    • Love is never without jealousy.
  3. Mandarin
    波本威士忌是用玉米做的。
    波本威士忌是用玉米做的。
    bō běn wēi shì jì shì yòng yù mǐ zuò de 。
    • Bourbon is made from corn.
  4. Mandarin
    这瓶内有一点威士忌。
    這瓶內有一點威士忌。
    zhè píng nèi yǒu yī diǎn wēi shì jì 。
    • There is a bit of whisky in this bottle.
    • There's a little whiskey in this bottle.
  5. Mandarin
    你觉得这威士忌怎么样？
    你覺得這威士忌怎麼樣？
    nǐ jué de zhè wēi shì jì zěn me yàng ？
    • How do you like this whisky?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢哋摆明就系妒忌佢又有钱又有地位啦。
    佢哋擺明就係妒忌佢又有錢又有地位啦。
    keoi5 dei2 baai2 ming4 zau6 hai6 dou3 gei6 keoi5 jau6 jau5 cin2 jau6 jau5 dei6 wai6 laa1 。
    • Obviously, they are jealous of his wealth and status.
  2. Cantonese
    我唔妒忌你。
    我唔妒忌你。
    ngo5 m4 dou3 gei6 nei5 。
    • I don't envy you.
  3. Cantonese
    你妒忌。
    你妒忌。
    nei5 dou3 gei6 。
    • You were jealous.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    一擗忌廉
    一擗忌廉
    jat1 pet6 gei6 lim1
    • some cream; a small glob of cream
  2. Cantonese
    佢系个心胸狭窄嘅女人，好钟意妒忌人。
    佢係個心胸狹窄嘅女人，好鍾意妒忌人。
    keoi5 hai6 go3 sam1 hung1 haap3 zaak3 ge3 neoi5 jan4, hou2 zung1 ji3 dou6 gei6 jan4.
    • She is a narrow-minded woman who is always jealous of others.
  3. Cantonese
    忌廉沟鲜奶，就会沟到杯好鬼好饮嘅嘢饮！
    忌廉溝鮮奶，就會溝到杯好鬼好飲嘅嘢飲！
    gei6 lim1 kau1 sin1 naai5, zau6 wui5 kau1 dou2 bui1 hou2 gwai2 hou2 jam2 ge3 je5 jam2!
    • Mixing cream soda with fresh milk will give you an extremely tasty beverage!
  4. Cantonese
    肆无忌惮
    肆無忌憚
    si3 mou4 gei6 daan6
    • (derogatory) to be unrestrained; reckless and without inhibition
  5. Cantonese
    阿松老屈我偷食咗𠮶件蛋糕，但系冚世界都已经睇到佢咀角𠮶啲忌廉。
    阿松老屈我偷食咗嗰件蛋糕，但係冚世界都已經睇到佢咀角嗰啲忌廉。
    aa3 cung4 lou5 wat1 ngo5 tau1 sik6 zo2 go2 gin6 daan6 gou1, daan6 hai6 ham6 sai3 gaai3 dou1 ji5 ging1 tai2 dou2 keoi5 zeoi2 gok3 go2 di1 gei6 lim1.
    • A-chung falsely accused me of stealing that cake, but everyone sees the cream at the corner of his mouth already.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    童言无忌
    童言無忌
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    忌日
    忌日
    jì rì
    • anniversary of a death
  2. Mandarin
    妒忌
    妒忌
    dù jì
    • to envy
  3. Mandarin
    政府挺忌讳这个的。
    政府挺忌諱這個的。
    zhèng fǔ tǐng jì huì zhè ge de ．
    • The government considers this a taboo topic.
  4. Mandarin
    生辰忌日
    生辰忌日
    shēng chén jì rì
    • the date of one's birth and the date of one's death
  5. Mandarin
    我知道这种论调在今日是很不合时宜的，是触犯忌讳的，是至少要引起严厉的抗议的。可是我心里要说的话，不能因为人不爱听就不说了。
    我知道這種論調在今日是很不合時宜的，是觸犯忌諱的，是至少要引起嚴厲的抗議的。可是我心裏要説的話，不能因為人不愛聽就不説了。
    wǒ zhī dào zhè zhǒng lùn diào zài jīn rì shì hěn bù hé shí yí de ， shì chù fàn jì huì de ， shì zhì shǎo yào yǐn qǐ yán lì de kàng yì de ． kě shì wǒ xīn lǐ yào shuō de huà ， bù néng yīn wèi rén bù ài tīng jiù bù shuō le ．
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