Cantonese Dictionary

自己

zi6 gei2

Mandarin: zi4 ji3

oneself; self

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自己

zi6 gei2/gei2*1

Mandarin: zi4 ji3

oneself; self (i.e. 我自己 = myself)

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自己人

zi6 gei2/2*1 jan4

Mandarin: zi4 ji3 ren2

one's own people, i.e. family and blood relations. Sometimes extended to virtual families, like brotherhoods, clans, criminal gangs, companies, nations etc. | [粵]: 自己友

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自己做

zi6 gei2 zou6

Mandarin: zi4ji3 zuo4

do it yourself; DIY [written and colloquial]

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自己友

zi6 gei2 jau5*2

Cantonese

in-group; fellow triad; one's own people | [普]: 自己人

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自己友

zi6 gei2 jau2

Mandarin: zi4 ji5 you3

(noun) fellower of an in-group; companion in a clan; member of one's inner circle

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自己執生

zi6 gei2 zap1 saang1

Mandarin: zi4ji3 zhi2 sheng1

Simplified: 自己执生

to tread carefully; to watch oneself; to take care of oneself [colloquial]

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自己工

zi6 gei2 gung1

Mandarin: zi4 ji5 gong1

self-employed business | work

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自己承擔風險

zi6 gei2 sing4 daam1 fung1 him2

Mandarin: zi4ji3 cheng2dan1 feng1xian3

Simplified: 自己承担风险

at your own risk [written and colloquial]

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自己攞嚟衰

zi6 gei2 lo2 lei4 seoi1

Mandarin: zi4 ji5 luo1 li2 shuai1

Cantonese

to get oneself into trouble; to have brought it upon oneself

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自己最知自己事

zi6 gei2 zeoi3 zi1 zi6 gei2 si6

Mandarin: zi4 ji5 zui4 zhi1 zi4 ji5 shi4

one knows his | her own business the best

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自己身有屎

zi6 gei2 san1 jau5 si2

Mandarin: zi4 ji3 shen1 you3 shi3

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

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自幼

zi6 jau3

Mandarin: zi4 you4

since childhood; since one was small

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自強

zi6 koeng4

Mandarin: zi4 qiang2

to strive for self-improvement

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自強不息

zi6 koeng4 bat1 sik1

never stop bettering oneself; tirelessly build up one's inner strengths; never give up

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自律

zi6 leot6

self-discipline, autonomy

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自律機制

zi6 leot6 gei1 zai3

Mandarin: zi4 lv4 ji1 zhi4

the self-discipline system

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自得

zi6 dak1

Mandarin: zi4 de2

self-satisfied; self-pleased

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自從

zi6 cung4

Mandarin: zi4 cong2

since; ever since

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自愛

zi6 oi3

Mandarin: zi4 ai4

regard for oneself; self-respect

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自慰

zi6 wai3

Mandarin: zi4 wei4

console oneself, masturbate; onanism, masturbation

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自憐

zi6 lin4

Mandarin: zi4 lian2

Simplified: 自怜

self-pity

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自憐自艾

zi6 lin4 zi6 ngaai6

Mandarin: zi4 lian2 zi4 ai4

self-pity

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自戀

zi6 lyun2

Mandarin: zi4 lian4

narcissism; self-love

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自戀狂

zi6 lyun2 kwong4

Mandarin: zi4 lian4 kuang2

narcissism; egomania

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自我

zi6 ngo5

Mandarin: zi4 wo3

self; oneself; ego

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自我中心

zi6 ngo5 zung1 sam1

Mandarin: zi4 wo3 zhong1 xin1

Self-centeredness

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自我作古

zi6 ngo5 zok3 gu2

Mandarin: zi4 wo3 zuo4 gu3

to be a pioneer in something that others have not done before; to be the founder or originator of something; not be bound by conventionality

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自我保護意識

zi6 ngo5 bou2 wu6 ji3 sik1

Mandarin: zi4 wo3 bao3 hu4 yi4 shi2

self-protection awareness

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自我催眠

zi6 ngo5 ceoi1 min4

self-hypnosis

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