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Chinese
Pronunciation
Verb
牽掛
- to worry about; to be concerned about
2004, 詹雅雯 (lyrics and music), “想厝的人”performed by 詹雅雯:
父母操煩愛人牽掛 這款日子永遠袜快活 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
父母操烦爱人牵挂 这款日子永远袜快活 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- pē-bú chhau-hoân ài-jîn chhian-kòa, chit khoán ji̍t-chí éng-oán bōe khùiⁿ-oa̍h [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- The parents are worried, and the lover is concerned; this kind of life is never happy.
2005, 郭之儀 (lyrics and music), “無緣的牽掛”performed by 陳雷 [Chen Lei]:
妳是我今生無緣的牽掛 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
你是我今生无缘的牵挂 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- lí sī góa kim-seng bô-iân ê chhian-kòa [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- You are the concern that I had no chance of having in this life.
Synonyms
- 心念 (Hokkien)
- 念 (niàn) (literary, or in compounds)
- 惦念 (diànniàn)
- 惦記 / 惦记 (diànjì)
- 懸 / 悬 (xuán) (literary, or in compounds)
- 懸念 / 悬念 (xuánniàn) (formal)
- 懸想 / 悬想 (xuánxiǎng)
- 掛念 / 挂念 (guàniàn)
- 掛意 / 挂意 (guàyì)
- 掛記 / 挂记 (Nanchang Gan, Yudu Hakka)
- 數念 / 数念 (siàu-liām) (Hokkien)
- 眷懷 / 眷怀 (juànhuái) (literary)
- 眷注 (juànzhù) (literary)
- 眷顧 / 眷顾 (juàngù) (formal)
- 記掛 / 记挂 (jìguà) (dialectal)
- 顧念 / 顾念 (gùniàn)
Derived terms