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 | |||
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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
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
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