自己 (zi6 gei2/gei1) — oneself; self (i.e. 我自己 = myself) in Cantonese
ziˍ₆自gei2/gei1己Mandarin Pinyin: zi4 ji3
Meaning of 自己
nounoneself; self (i.e. 我自己 = myself)
Example Sentences with 自己
你覺得自己好矜貴啊？
You really think highly of yourself, don't you?
一個人喺異鄉無根無蔃，咩都要靠自己，真唔容易
To be alone in a foreign place without the support from family or society, one has to be very independent; and that can be very trying.
我係非常贊同辛苦搵嚟自在食嘅講法,何必委屈自己
I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly?
ngoˏ₅我zouˍ₆做niˉ¹呢fanˍ₆份gungˉ¹工mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係waiˍ₆為cinˊ²錢jiˎ₄而haiˍ₆係waiˍ₆為ziˍ₆自geiˊ²己hoiˉ¹開samˉ¹心。
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.
ngoˏ₅我zouˍ₆做zeˏ₅這fanˍ₆份gungˉ¹工zok˗₃作batˉ¹不siˍ₆是waiˍ₆為cinˊ²錢jiˎ₄而siˍ₆是waiˍ₆為ziˍ₆自geiˊ²己hoiˉ¹開samˉ¹心。
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.
Characters in 自己
Words Containing 自己
祂們自己taa1 mun4 zi6 gei2/1
themselves (gods or other celstial beings) | Cant.: 佢哋自己 | 它 is often used represent all non-human beings
它們自己taa1 mun4 zi6 gei2/1
themselves (inanimate objects) | Cant.: 佢哋自己 | 它 is often used represent all non-human beings and may replace 祂 and 牠
我自己ngo5 zi6 gei2
myself
自己顧自己zi6 gei2 gu3 zi6 gei2
fend for oneself; watch oneself; tend to one's own business
她自己taa1 zi6 gei2
herself
充實自己cung1 sat6 zi6 gei2/1
enrich oneself (intellectually or culturally)
自己工zi6 gei2 gung1
self-employed business / work
自己身有屎zi6 gei2 san1 jau5 si2
cover up something bad and don't want to disclose it
他自己taa1 zi6 gei2
himself
他們自己taa1 mun4 zi6 gei2/1
themselves (general or male) | Cant.: 佢哋自己
打自己工daa2 zi6 gei2 gung1
self-employed [華]: 自己當老板
打自己工，自己話事daa2 zi6 gei2 gung1 , zi6 gei2 waa6 si6
one is the boss, one can be in charge [華]: 當老板可以說話
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