潮州音樂——自己顧自己 in Chinese

IPA: /t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ ŋɔːk̚² t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵ kuː³³ t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ ŋɔːk̚² kiː²² kiː⁵⁵ kuː³³ kiː²² kiː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ ŋɔːk̚² t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵ kuː³³ t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵/, /t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ ŋɔːk̚² kiː²² kiː⁵⁵ kuː³³ kiː²² kiː⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: ciu⁴ zau¹ jam¹ ngok⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zi⁶ gei² gu³ zi⁶ gei² [Cantonese, Jyutping], gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], chìuh jāu yām ngohk [Cantonese, Yale], jih géi gu jih géi [Cantonese, Yale], gih gī gu gih gī [Cantonese, Yale], tsiu⁴ dzau¹ jam¹ ngok⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], dzi⁶ gei² gu³ dzi⁶ gei² [Cantonese, Pinyin], gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], qiu⁴ zeo¹ yem¹ ngog⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ji⁶ géi² gu³ ji⁶ géi² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 潮州音乐——自己顾自己, 潮州二胡——自己顧自己 [alternative], 潮州二胡——自己顾自己 [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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. Etymology templates: {{zh-l|家己|gloss=oneself|tr=ga1 gi7}} 家己 (ga1 gi7, “oneself”) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 潮州音樂——自己顧自己

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      "zh-pron": "ciu⁴ zau¹ jam¹ ngok⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "zi⁶ gei² gu³ zi⁶ gei²"
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      "zh-pron": "gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹"
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      "zh-pron": "chìuh jāu yām ngohk"
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      "zh-pron": "jih géi gu jih géi"
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      "zh-pron": "gih gī gu gih gī"
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      "zh-pron": "tsiu⁴ dzau¹ jam¹ ngok⁹"
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      "zh-pron": "dzi⁶ gei² gu³ dzi⁶ gei²"
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      "zh-pron": "qiu⁴ zeo¹ yem¹ ngog⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "ji⁶ géi² gu³ ji⁶ géi²"
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      "zh-pron": "gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹"
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      "zh-pron": "chìuh jāu yām ngohk"
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      "zh-pron": "jih géi gu jih géi"
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      "zh-pron": "gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹"
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"潮州音樂——自己顧自己" meaning in Chinese

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