潮州音樂——自己顧自己

Chinese

		Chaozhou; Chaozhou	music		self; oneself; by oneself	look after; take into consideration; to attend to	self; oneself; by oneself
trad. (潮州音樂——自己顧自己)		潮州	音樂	——	自己	顧	自己
simp. (潮州音乐——自己顾自己)		潮州	音乐	——	自己	顾	自己
Literally: “Teochew music ― one only cares about oneself”.

Etymology

A pun involving the Teochew word 家己 (ga1 gi7, “oneself”), comparing the sound of the phrase ga gi gu ga gi to the sound of an erhu.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ciu⁴ zau¹ jam¹ ngok⁶, zi⁶ gei² gu³ zi⁶ gei², ciu⁴ zau¹ jam¹ ngok⁶, gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ciu⁴ zau¹ jam¹ ngok⁶, zi⁶ gei² gu³ zi⁶ gei², ciu⁴ zau¹ jam¹ ngok⁶, gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹
    • Yale: chìuh jāu yām ngohk, jih géi gu jih géi, chìuh jāu yām ngohk, gih gī gu gih gī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu⁴ dzau¹ jam¹ ngok⁹, dzi⁶ gei² gu³ dzi⁶ gei², tsiu⁴ dzau¹ jam¹ ngok⁹, gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qiu⁴ zeo¹ yem¹ ngog⁶, ji⁶ géi² gu³ ji⁶ géi², qiu⁴ zeo¹ yem¹ ngog⁶, gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ ŋɔːk̚² t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵ kuː³³ t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵/, /t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ ŋɔːk̚² kiː²² kiː⁵⁵ kuː³³ kiː²² kiː⁵⁵/

Idiom

潮州音樂——自己顧自己

1. (Cantonese) to only care about oneself and not others