畫地自限

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Chinese

to draw or write something in the dirt
from; self; oneself
from; self; oneself; since
 
limit; bound
trad. (畫地自限) 畫地
simp. (画地自限) 画地
Literally: “to draw a line on the ground and limit oneself”.

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畫地自限

  1. drawing boundaries for oneself; self-limiting