斗記

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (斗記)		斗	記
simp. (斗记)		斗	记

Etymology

Phonetic borrowing from Hokkien 豆芽 (tāu-gê).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): dau³ gei³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dau³ gei³
  - Yale: dau gei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dau³ gei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: deo³ géi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐu̯³³ kei̯³³/

Noun

斗記 (Malaysian Cantonese, Singapore Cantonese)

bean sprouts, taugeh
(by extension) children
- 1950s, “牛老四”‎^[1]performed by 張老三（上官流雲）, 馬標唱片 [Horse Record], HRP318B:
  
  佢三年同我生左四個，斗記 [Cantonese, trad.]
  佢三年同我生左四个，斗记 [Cantonese, simp.]
  keoi⁵ saam¹ nin⁴ tung⁴ ngo⁵ saang¹ zo² sei³ go³, dau³ gei³ [Jyutping]
  Over three years with me, she gave birth to four "sprouts"