自棄

Mandarin

simpl.		自弃
trad.		自棄

Adjective

自棄 (traditional, Pinyin zìqì, simplified 自弃)

1. (archaic) to allow itself to be ignored; to throw itself away; to cause itself to be discarded
   • 806: Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret

     天生麗質難自棄

     Her natural beauty and lovely comportment were difficult to ignore,