日本首相——左揗右揗

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Chinese

Japan highest chancellor; prime minister; highest level chancellor left to wander; to move to and fro right (-hand) to wander; to move to and fro
trad. (日本首相——左揗右揗) 日本 首相 —— 左 揗 右 揗
simp. #(日本首相——左揗右揗) 日本 首相 —— 左 揗 右 揗
alternative forms 日本首相——左騰右騰／日本首相——左腾右腾
日本首相——佐藤右藤
Literally: “Prime Minister of Japan - Sato Uto/running to and fro”.

Etymology

A near-homophonic pun on the Cantonese pronunciation of the former Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato's name 佐藤 (zo3 tang4), from Japanese 佐藤(さとう) (satō).

Pronunciation

Idiom

日本首相——左揗右揗

  1. (Cantonese) to be very busy such that one is rushing to everywhere
    你最近係咪做咗日本首相呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
    你最近系咪做咗日本首相呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 zeoi3 gan6 hai6 mai6 zou6 zo2 jat6 bun2 sau2 soeng3 aa3?
    Are you busy recently?
    (Literally, “Have you become the prime minister of Japan recently?”)
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