Cantonese Dictionary

自修生

zi6 sau1 sang1

private candidate - a student who takes part in a public exam without attending any full-time day school

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自備

zi6 bei6

Mandarin: zi4 bei4

provide for oneself﹔ B.Y.O (bring your own)

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自傳

zi6 zyun6*2

Mandarin: zi4 zhuan4

autobiography, memoirs

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自出自入

zi6 ceot1 zi6 jap6

Mandarin: zi4 chu1 zi4 ru4

Cantonese

enter or exit at will

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自刎

zi6 man5

[v] to cut one's own throat; to commit suicide

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自制力

zi6 zai3 lik6

will power

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自剄

zi6 ging2

Mandarin: zi4 jing3

commit suicide by cutting one's throat, compare with 自刎

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自創

zi6 cong3

Mandarin: zi4 chuang4

self-created

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自力更生

zi6 lik6 gang1 saang1

Mandarin: zi4 li4 geng1 sheng1

self-reliant; regeneration through one's own effort

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自助

zi6 zo6

Mandarin: zi4 zhu4

self-service; rely on oneself; help yourself (as in buffets, etc.)

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自助服務

zi6 zo6 fuk6 mou6

Mandarin: zi4 zhu4 fu2 wu4

self-service

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自助銀行

zi6 zo6 ngan4 hong4

Mandarin: zi4 zhu4 yin2 hang2

a self-help bank

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自助餐

zi6 zo6 caan1

Mandarin: zi4 zhu4 can1

buffet style meal; smorgasbord (lit., "help yourself meal")

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自動

zi6 dung6

Mandarin: zi4 dong4

automatic; voluntary

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自動上鏈

zi6 dung6 soeng5 lin4*2

self-winding

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自動免疫

zi6 dung6 min5 jik6

Mandarin: zi4 dong4 mian3 yi4

active immunity

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自動售貨機

zi6 dung6 sau6 fo3 gei1

Mandarin: zi4 dong4 shou4 huo4 ji1

vending machine

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自動唱機

zi6 dung6 coeng3 gei1

Mandarin: zi4 dong4 chang4 ji1

jukebox [Syn.] 自動唱片點唱機

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自動大門

zi6 dung6 daai6 mun4

Mandarin: zi4 dong4 da4 men2

automatic gate

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自動射線攝影

zi6 dung6 se6 sin3 sip3 jing2

Mandarin: zi4 dong4 she4 xian4 she4 ying3

autoradiography

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自動恢復

zi6 dung6 fui1 fuk6

Mandarin: zi4 dong4 hui1 fu4

spontaneous recovery

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自動手錶

zi6 dung6 sau2 biu1

[n] a self-winding watch

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自動扶梯

zi6 dung6 fu4 tai1

Mandarin: zi4 dong4 fu2 ti1

escalator | Syn.: 電扶梯; 電動扶梯; 自動樓梯 | Mainland China prefers this term | Google Hits (Sep 2005): 49,500

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自動控制

zi6 dung6 hung3 zai3

Mandarin: zi4 dong4 kong4 zhi4

automata; automation; cybernation

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自動提款機

zi6 dung6 tai4 fun2 gei1

Mandarin: zi4 dong4 ti2 kuan3 ji1

[n] a cash dispenser, a cashomat; ATM

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自動櫃員機

zi6 dung6 gwai6 jyun4 gei1

Mandarin: zi4 dong4 gui4 yuan2 ji1

automatic teller machine (ATM). Cant.: 撳機. Syn.: 提款機

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自動步槍

zi6 dung6 bou6 coeng1

Mandarin: zi4 dong4 bu4 qiang1

Simplified: 自动步枪

Automatic Rifle

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自動波

zi6 dung6 bo1

Mandarin: zi4 dong4 bo1

Simplified: 自动波

automatic transmission

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自動消失

zi6 dung6 siu1 sat1

[n] disappear spontaneously or automatically

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自動詞

zi6 dung6 ci4

[n] an intransitive verb

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