自足

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	foot; to be sufficient
simp. and trad. (自足)		自	足

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìzú

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄗㄨˊ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ-chiuk

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zìzú
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄗㄨˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhtzwu
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ-chiuk
    • Hakka Romanization System: cii jiug`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ci⁴ jiug⁵
    • IPA: /t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯uk̚²/

Verb

自足

1. to feel complacent; to feel smug; to be pleased with oneself; to congratulate oneself; to pat oneself on the back; to be self-satisfied; to be self-congratulatory

   道理無窮，學者先要不得有自足心。 [MSC, trad.]
   道理无穷，学者先要不得有自足心。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dàolǐ wúqióng, xuézhě xiān yàobudé yǒu zìzú xīn. [Pinyin]

   Truth is infinite; a scholar cannot afford to have a complacent attitude.

2. to be self-sufficient; to be self-reliant

Synonyms

• (feel complacent): 沾沾自喜 (zhānzhānzìxǐ)
• (self-sufficient): 自給自足／自给自足 (zìjǐzìzú)

Derived terms

• 自給自足／自给自足 (zìjǐzìzú)