自導自演

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to transmit; to lead; to guide to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to develop; to evolve; to practise to develop; to evolve; to practise; to perform; to play; to act
trad. (自導自演)		自	導	自	演
simp. (自导自演)		自	导	自	演

Etymology

Built on 導演／导演 (dǎoyǎn, “to direct”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìdǎozìyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄉㄠˇ ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ dou⁶ zi⁶ jin²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìdǎozìyǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄉㄠˇ ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhdǎozìhyǎn
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-tao³-tzŭ⁴-yen³
    • Yale: dz̀-dǎu-dz̀-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhdaotzyhyean
    • Palladius: цзыдаоцзыянь (czydaoczyjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ dou⁶ zi⁶ jin²
    • Yale: jih douh jih yín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ dou⁶ dzi⁶ jin²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ dou⁶ ji⁶ yin²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² tou̯²² t͡siː²² jiːn³⁵/

Idiom

自導自演

1. to direct (a show) and act by oneself; to stage (a farce) all by oneself