"潮州音樂——自己顧自己" meaning in Chinese

See 潮州音樂——自己顧自己 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ ŋɔːk̚² t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵ kuː³³ t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ ŋɔːk̚² kiː²² kiː⁵⁵ kuː³³ kiː²² kiː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] 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]
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
  1. (Cantonese) to only care about oneself and not others Tags: Cantonese, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-潮州音樂——自己顧自己-zh-phrase-g5mlNCJP Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese xiehouyu, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "家己",
        "gloss": "oneself",
        "tr": "ga1 gi7"
      },
      "expansion": "家己 (ga1 gi7, “oneself”)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "潮州音乐——自己顾自己",
      "raw_tags": [
        "simp. ("
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "潮州二胡——自己顧自己",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "潮州二胡——自己顾自己",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "zh",
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      },
      "expansion": "潮州音樂——自己顧自己",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "Teochew music ― one only cares about oneself",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese Chinese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to only care about oneself and not others"
      ],
      "id": "en-潮州音樂——自己顧自己-zh-phrase-g5mlNCJP",
      "links": [
        [
          "care",
          "care"
        ],
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          "others",
          "others"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Cantonese) to only care about oneself and not others"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciu⁴ zau¹ jam¹ ngok⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi⁶ gei² gu³ zi⁶ gei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciu⁴ zau¹ jam¹ ngok⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciu⁴ zau¹ jam¹ ngok⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi⁶ gei² gu³ zi⁶ gei²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciu⁴ zau¹ jam¹ ngok⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chìuh jāu yām ngohk"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jih géi gu jih géi"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chìuh jāu yām ngohk"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gih gī gu gih gī"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsiu⁴ dzau¹ jam¹ ngok⁹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzi⁶ gei² gu³ dzi⁶ gei²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsiu⁴ dzau¹ jam¹ ngok⁹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiu⁴ zeo¹ yem¹ ngog⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ji⁶ géi² gu³ ji⁶ géi²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiu⁴ zeo¹ yem¹ ngog⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ ŋɔːk̚² t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵ kuː³³ t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ ŋɔːk̚² kiː²² kiː⁵⁵ kuː³³ kiː²² kiː⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "潮州音樂——自己顧自己"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "家己",
        "gloss": "oneself",
        "tr": "ga1 gi7"
      },
      "expansion": "家己 (ga1 gi7, “oneself”)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "潮州音乐——自己顾自己",
      "raw_tags": [
        "simp. ("
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "潮州二胡——自己顧自己",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "潮州二胡——自己顾自己",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "潮州音樂——自己顧自己",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "Teochew music ― one only cares about oneself",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Cantonese Chinese",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 州",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 己",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 樂",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 潮",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 自",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 音",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 顧",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese xiehouyu",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        "to only care about oneself and not others"
      ],
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          "care",
          "care"
        ],
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          "others"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Cantonese) to only care about oneself and not others"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciu⁴ zau¹ jam¹ ngok⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi⁶ gei² gu³ zi⁶ gei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciu⁴ zau¹ jam¹ ngok⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciu⁴ zau¹ jam¹ ngok⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi⁶ gei² gu³ zi⁶ gei²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciu⁴ zau¹ jam¹ ngok⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chìuh jāu yām ngohk"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jih géi gu jih géi"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chìuh jāu yām ngohk"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gih gī gu gih gī"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsiu⁴ dzau¹ jam¹ ngok⁹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzi⁶ gei² gu³ dzi⁶ gei²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsiu⁴ dzau¹ jam¹ ngok⁹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiu⁴ zeo¹ yem¹ ngog⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ji⁶ géi² gu³ ji⁶ géi²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiu⁴ zeo¹ yem¹ ngog⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gi⁶ gi¹ gu³ gi⁶ gi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ ŋɔːk̚² t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵ kuː³³ t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ ŋɔːk̚² kiː²² kiː⁵⁵ kuː³³ kiː²² kiː⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "潮州音樂——自己顧自己"
}

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