柴可夫

Xiehouyu, using the first three syllables of 柴可夫斯基 (caai4 ho2 fu1 si1 gei1, “Tchaikovsky”) to hint at the last two, 斯基 (si1 gei1), a homophone of 司機／司机 (si1 gei1, “driver”).

柴可夫

1. (Cantonese, humorous) driver; chauffeur

   • 你一向不喜歡為女孩子服務，又不喜歡當柴可夫，為何對蘇鈴另眼相看？ [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     你一向不喜欢为女孩子服务，又不喜欢当柴可夫，为何对苏铃另眼相看？ [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1991, 岑凱倫, 《還你前生債》

     nei⁵ jat¹ hoeng³ bat¹ hei² fun¹ wai⁶ neoi⁵ haai⁴ zi² fuk⁶ mou⁶, jau⁶ bat¹ hei² fun¹ dong¹ caai⁴ ho² fu¹, wai⁶ ho⁴ deoi³ sou¹ ling⁴ ling⁶ ngaan⁵ soeng¹ hon¹? [Jyutping]

     You don't like to serve girls, and you don't like to be a driver. Why do you see Sou Ling in a new light?

   • 昨日有報道指唐詩詠自出自入洪永城西貢新居，幫未收工的男友餵貓、掃地兼執屋，而上月尾又拍到女方做「柴可夫」揸車接男方開工收工。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     昨日有报道指唐诗咏自出自入洪永城西贡新居，帮未收工的男友喂猫、扫地兼执屋，而上月尾又拍到女方做「柴可夫」揸车接男方开工收工。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2015 August 20, 傳唐詩詠上洪永城家餵貓執屋, in 《都市日報》 (Metro), page 30

     zok³ jat⁶ jau⁵ bou³ dou⁶ zi² tong⁴ si¹ wing⁶ zi⁶ ceot¹ zi⁶ jap⁶ hung⁴ wing⁵ seng⁴ sai¹ gung³ san¹ geoi¹, bong¹ mei⁶ sau¹ gung¹ dik¹ naam⁴ jau⁵ wai³ maau¹, sou³ dei⁶ gim¹ zap¹ uk¹, ji⁴ soeng⁶ jyut⁶ mei⁵ jau⁶ paak³ dou^3-2 neoi⁵ fong¹ zou⁶ “caai⁴ ho² fu¹” zaa¹ ce¹ zip³ naam⁴ fong¹ hoi¹ gung¹ sau¹ gung¹. [Jyutping]

     Yesterday, there were reports saying that Natalie Tong was freely going in and out of Tony Hung's new home in Sai Kung to help her boyfriend who hasn't got off work to feed his cat, sweep the floor and clean up the house. At the end of last month, Natalie was caught on camera being a driver, driving her boyfriend to and from work.

   • 伍富橋兼做柴可夫 [Cantonese, trad.]
     伍富桥兼做柴可夫 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2020 February 20, 林穎彤超市打仗 借「富」搶廁紙, in 《東方日報》 (Oriental Daily News), C1

     ng⁵ fu³ kiu⁴ gim¹ zou⁶ caai⁴ ho² fu¹ [Jyutping]

     Alvin Ng also being her chauffeur