潮州音樂——自己顧自己
Chinese
editChaozhou; Chaozhou | music | self; oneself; by oneself | look after; take into consideration; to attend to | self; oneself; by oneself | |||
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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
editA 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
edit- Cantonese (Jyutping): ciu4 zau1 jam1 ngok6, zi6 gei2 gu3 zi6 gei2 / ciu4 zau1 jam1 ngok6, gi6 gi1 gu3 gi6 gi1
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit潮州音樂——自己顧自己
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