食自己

sik6 zi6 gei2

on one's own

盡己所能

zeon6 gei2 so2 nang4

try one's best; to the outmost of one's ability

自己

zi6 gei2

oneself; self

我們自己

ngo5 mun4 zi6 gei2/1

ourselves | Cant.: 我哋自己

自己身有屎

zi6 gei2 san1 jau5 si2

cover up something bad and don't want to disclose it

打自己工

daa2 zi6 gei2 gung1

to be self-employed [colloquial]

體己話

tai2 gei2 waa6

intimate words; words spoken to sb. one can confide in

他們自己

taa1 mun4 zi6 gei2/1

themselves (general or male) | Cant.: 佢哋自己

我們自己

ngo5 mun4 zi6 gei2

ourselves [written]

身不由己

san1 bat1 jau4 gei2

involuntarily, in spite of oneself

自己承擔風險

zi6 gei2 sing4 daam1 fung1 him2

at your own risk [written and colloquial]

自己工

zi6 gei2 gung1

work | self-employed business

妳哋自己

nei6 dei6 zi6 gei2/1

yourselves (female) | Mand.: 你們自己; 妳們自己 | 你 is often used for

你哋自己

nei5 dei6 zi6 gei2

yourselves

排除異己

paai4 ceoi4 ji6 gei2

to eliminate people who hold different opinions or people from different associa

你自己

nei5 zi6 gei2

you yourself, on your own

自己

zi6 gei2/gei2*1

oneself; self (i.e. 我自己 = myself)

食自己

sik6 ji6 gei2

[[to eat oneself]] to fend for oneself, to look after oneself (since no one else

人在江湖，身不由己

jan4 joi6 gong1 wu4 san1 bat1 jau6 gei2

[[a saying which implies that one's life is bound by rules]] a saying which impl

以己度人

ji5 gei2 dok6 jan4

judging others by oneself