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紀錄

简纪录 · 繁紀錄

Mandarin · pinyin jì lù

variant of 記錄 jì lù
(Note: In mainland China, 纪录 is preferred for the sense "record (e.g. in sports)". In Taiwan, 紀錄 is generally preferred for noun senses, while 記錄 is generally preferred for the verb sense.)

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纪: jì · record, annal, historical account
录: lù · copy, write down, record

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4–4 · ji4 lu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gei2 luk6

Cantonese word readings for 紀錄. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

record (the most extreme known value of some achievement)
documentation; record (of newsworthy material); documentary
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 記錄 /记录 (jìlù, “written records; notes; minutes”)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 記錄 /记录 (jìlù, “recordkeeper”)

verb

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 記錄 /记录 (jìlù, “to record; to take down; to take notes; to keep minutes”)

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