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
Idiom
潮州音樂——自己顧自己
- (Cantonese) to only care about oneself and not others