自己

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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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/
Bernard
Karlgren
/d͡zʱiH/ /kiX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zi6 gei2

Pronoun

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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 [Pinyin]
    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 [Pinyin]
    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. [Pinyin]
    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. [Pinyin]
    In the end we all lived to become people we despised.
    自己 [Cantonese]  ―  sik6 sei2 zi6 gei2 [Jyutping]  ―  to "eat oneself to death" (endanger oneself with eating habits)

Usage notes

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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

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Adverb

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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. [Pinyin]
    If you want some tea, help yourself.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (自己):
  • Japanese: 自己(じこ) (jiko)
  • Korean: 자기(自己) (jagi)
  • Vietnamese: tự kỷ (自己)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

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()() (jiko

  1. self; oneself

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Compounds

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References

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

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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自己 (jagi) (hangeul 자기)

  1. hanja form? of 자기 (oneself)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

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自己

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