自己じこ魚ぎょ

Chinese

		self; oneself; by oneself	fish
trad. (自己じこ魚ぎょ)		自己じこ	魚さかな
simp. (自己じこ鱼)		自己じこ	鱼

Etymology

Calque of English selfish.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ gei² jyu^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ gei² jyu^4-2
    • Yale: jih géi yú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ gei² jy^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ géi² yu^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

Adjective

自己じこ魚ぎょ

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) selfish

Synonyms

• 自じ私わたし (zìsī)