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English

1. a chauffeur [colloquial]
2. driver or chauffeur, usually referring to a designated driver or someone who drives for family and friends; it originates from a pun of the name Tchaikovsky, as the omitted last two syllables are a homophone of 司機 (si1 gei1) "driver" in Cantonese

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 指親友義務擔任司機，係俄羅斯作曲家「彼得·伊里奇·柴可夫斯基」嘅縮略語，諧音「司機」

Examples

• 做柴可夫

  to be a chauffeur, to drive (usually family and friends) home or around

• 佢近排買咗架車，幫中咗風嘅老竇做柴可夫。

  He bought a new car recently, so he could drive his father, who suffered from a stroke around.

• 今晚成班朋友去飲嘢，不過我做柴可夫，所以唔飲得酒。

  Tonight our group of friends is having a night out, but I'm the designated driver, so I cannot drink alcohol.