自生自滅

See also: 自生自灭

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	extinguish
trad. (自生自滅)		自	生	自	滅
simp. (自生自灭)		自	生	自	灭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìshēngzìmiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ sang¹ zi⁶ mit⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìshēngzìmiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhshengzìhmiè
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-shêng¹-tzŭ⁴-mieh⁴
    • Yale: dz̀-shēng-dz̀-myè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhshengtzyhmieh
    • Palladius: цзышэнцзыме (czyšɛnczyme)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ sang¹ zi⁶ mit⁶
    • Yale: jih sāng jih miht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ sang¹ dzi⁶ mit⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ seng¹ ji⁶ mid⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²² miːt̚²/

Idiom

自生自滅

1. to (let something) emerge and perish on its own; to let something go its own way