# 柴可夫
## Chinese
### Etymology

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”).

### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): caai$^4$ ho$^2$ fu$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: caai$^4$ ho$^2$ fu$^1$
*** Yale: chàaih hó fū
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai$^4$ ho$^2$ fu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cai$^4$ ho$^2$ fu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ hɔː³⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

### Noun

柴可夫
* (Cantonese, humorous) driver; chauffeur
** 1991, 岑凱倫, 《還你前生債》:
       nei$^5$ jat$^1$ hoeng$^3$ bat$^1$ hei$^2$ fun$^1$ wai$^6$ neoi$^5$ haai$^4$ zi$^2$ fuk$^6$ mou$^6$, jau$^6$ bat$^1$ hei$^2$ fun$^1$ dong$^1$ caai$^4$ ho$^2$ fu$^1$, wai$^6$ ho$^4$ deoi$^3$ sou$^1$ ling$^4$ ling$^6$ ngaan$^5$ soeng$^1$ hon$^1$? [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?
** 2015 August 20, “傳唐詩詠上洪永城家餵貓執屋”, in 《都市日報》 [Metro]‎, page 30:
       zok$^6$ jat$^6$ jau$^5$ bou$^3$ dou$^6$ zi$^2$ tong$^4$ si$^1$ wing$^6$ zi$^6$ ceot$^1$ zi$^6$ jap$^6$ hung$^4$ wing$^5$ sing$^4$ sai$^1$ gung$^3$ san$^1$ geoi$^1$, bong$^1$ mei$^6$ sau$^1$ gung$^1$ dik$^1$ naam$^4$ jau$^5$ wai$^3$ maau$^1$, sou$^3$ dei$^6$ gim$^1$ zap$^1$ uk$^1$, ji$^4$ soeng$^6$ jyut$^6$ mei$^5$ jau$^6$ paak$^3$ dou$^{3-2}$ neoi$^5$ fong$^1$ zou$^6$ “caai$^4$ ho$^2$ fu$^1$” zaa$^1$ ce$^1$ zip$^3$ naam$^4$ fong$^1$ hoi$^1$ gung$^1$ sau$^1$ gung$^1$. [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.
** 2020 February 20, “林穎彤超市打仗 借「富」搶廁紙”, in 《東方日報》 [Oriental Daily News]‎, page C1:
       ng$^5$ fu$^3$ kiu$^4$ gim$^1$ zou$^6$ caai$^4$ ho$^2$ fu$^1$ [Jyutping]
       Alvin Ng also being her chauffeur

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 司機, 駕駛員, 駕駛者, 駕駛人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 司機, 開車的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 司機, 運將 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 司機, 開車的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 司機, 開車的, 車迷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 司機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 司機 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 司機, 開車的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 司機, 開車的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 司機, 開車的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 司機, 開車的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 司機, 開車的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 司機, 開車的, 駕駛員 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 司機, 開車的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 司機, 開車的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 司機, 開車的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 司機, 開車的, 汽車夫 dated |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 司機, 開車的 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的, 汽車夫 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 司機, 開車的, 開車子的, 小普爾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 司機, 駕駛員, 駕駛員兒, 掌方向盤的, 開車的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 司機, 開車的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 司機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車子的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 司機 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車兒子的, 汽車夫 dated |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 司機, 駕駛員 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 駕駛員, 開車子的 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 司機, 開車子的 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 司機, 揸車佬, 汽車佬 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 司機, 柴可夫 humorous |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 司機, 司機佬 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 司機, 司機佬, 汽車佬 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 司機, 開車個 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 司機 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 司機 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 司機 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 司機, 阿末, 柴可夫 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 司機 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 司機, 車夫 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 司機 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 司機 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 司機 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 司機 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 司機, 駛車佬 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 司機 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 司機 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 運轉手, 司機 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 運轉手, 司機 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 運轉手, 司機 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 運轉手, 司機 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 運轉手, 司機 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 運轉手, 司機, 駛車人 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 機司, 司機, 開車仂 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車唉 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 司機, 開車的 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 司機, 開車哩, 開車的 |
| Jin | Linhe | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Jin | Jining | 司機, 開車的 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 司機, 開汽車的 |
| Jin | Handan | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 車師, 司機 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 機司, 司機 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 機司, 駕駛員, 司機 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 機司, 車師 of an automobile |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 司機 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 運將 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 運將, 駕駛, 司機 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 運轉手, 運將, 司機 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 運將, 司機 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 運轉, 司機 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 車夫, 司機 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 駛車的, 捍車的, 嚦峇, 車夫, 阿密 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 車頭 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 司機 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 司機 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 司機, 機司 dated |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 嚦峇 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 車傅 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 司機, 機師 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 司機 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 車師 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 揸車佬 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 駕駛員, 司機, 開車子個, 汽車夫 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 開車師父 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 汽車夫, 司機, 駕駛員 |
| Wu | Danyang | 司機 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 汽車夫 dated |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 車師 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 開車個, 司機, 輪盤 secret |
| Xiang | Changsha | 司機, 司機生 dated |
| Xiang | Loudi | 司機生 |