粵

念nim6舊gau6

simp念旧
nim6 gau6niàn jiù

English

  1. to remember old friends
  2. keeping old friendships and the old days in mind
  3. to cherish old friendships
  4. for old time's sake

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 重記得過去嘅人同事,昔日嘅情誼一直擺喺心裏面

Examples

  • 佢個人好念舊,記得晒啲小學同學嘅名!

    He is a person who keeps all the memories of old days and old friendships in his mind, he can remember all the names of his primary school classmates!

  • 在懷念舊日時光的時刻,我們可能往往想起童年像是有著幾乎完整幸福的一段時期。

    In nostalgic moments we may tend to think of childhood as a time of almost unbroken happiness.

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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