自己

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Chinese

from; self; oneself
from; self; oneself; since
 
6th heavenly stem; self
simp. and trad.
(自己)
alternative forms 格鬼 (gak5 gei2) Taishanese

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (15) (28)
Final () (15) (19)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter dzijH kiX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/d͡ziɪH/ /kɨX/
Pan
Wuyun
/d͡ziH/ /kɨX/
Shao
Rongfen
/d͡zjɪH/ /kieX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/d͡ziH/ /kɨX/
Li
Rong
/d͡ziH/ /kiəX/
Wang
Li
/d͡ziH/ /kĭəX/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/d͡zʱiH/ /kiX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zi6 gei2

Pronoun

自己

  1. self; oneself
    逃離自己祖國逃离自己祖国  ―  táolí zìjǐ de zǔguó  ―  to flee one's home country
    維護自己權益维护自己权益  ―  wéihù zìjǐ de quányì  ―  to uphold one's rights and interests
    自己錯誤辯解 [MSC, trad.]
    自己错误辩解 [MSC, simp.]
    wèi zìjǐ de cuòwù biànjiě
    to be on the defensive about one’s mistakes
    成為一個更好自己 [MSC, trad.]
    成为一个更好自己 [MSC, simp.]
    chéngwéi yīge gènghǎo de zìjǐ
    to become a better person; to become a better version of oneself
    一個愚昧以為自己 [MSC, trad.]
    一个愚昧以为自己 [MSC, simp.]
    Yīge yúmèi de rén zǒng yǐwèi zìjǐ shì duì de.
    Ignorant people always believe they are right.
    最終我們自己討厭樣子 [MSC, trad.]
    最终我们自己讨厌样子 [MSC, simp.]
    Zuìzhōng wǒmen dōu huó chéng le zìjǐ tǎoyàn de yàngzi.
    In the end we all lived to become people we despised.
    自己 [Cantonese]  ―  sik6 sei2 zi6 gei2   ―  to "eat oneself to death" (endanger oneself with eating habits)

Usage notes

In Mandarin Chinese, 自己 (zìjǐ) is a reflexive pronoun. The antecedent it refers to can be inferred by context, which is generally the subject of the sentence.

Synonyms

Adverb

自己

  1. by oneself
    自己  ―  Zìjǐ ná ba!  ―  Help yourself!
    喝茶自己 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Yào hēchá zìjǐ dào a.
    If you want some tea, help yourself.

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (自己):

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

()() (jiko

  1. self; oneself

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Compounds

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

自己 (jagi) (hangeul 자기)

  1. hanja form? of 자기 (oneself)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

自己

  1. chữ Hán form of tự kỉ (autistic; introverted).