"畫地自限" meaning in Chinese

See 畫地自限 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: huàdìzìxiàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], huàdìzìxiàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], huàdìzìhsiàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hua⁴-ti⁴-tzŭ⁴-hsien⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], hwà-dì-dz̀-syàn [Mandarin, Yale, standard], huahdihtzyhshiann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], хуадицзысянь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], xuadiczysjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] Forms: 画地自限
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 畫地自限
  1. drawing boundaries for oneself; self-limiting Tags: idiomatic
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      "form": "画地自限",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
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      },
      "expansion": "畫地自限",
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to draw a line on the ground and limit oneself",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "drawing boundaries for oneself; self-limiting"
      ],
      "id": "en-畫地自限-zh-phrase-EJLQypKY",
      "links": [
        [
          "self-limiting",
          "self-limiting"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huàdìzìxiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huàdìzìxiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huàdìzìhsiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hua⁴-ti⁴-tzŭ⁴-hsien⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwà-dì-dz̀-syàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huahdihtzyhshiann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хуадицзысянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xuadiczysjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "畫地自限"
}
{
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    {
      "form": "画地自限",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "畫地自限",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to draw a line on the ground and limit oneself",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 地",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 畫",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 自",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 限",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "drawing boundaries for oneself; self-limiting"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "self-limiting",
          "self-limiting"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huàdìzìxiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huàdìzìxiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huàdìzìhsiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hua⁴-ti⁴-tzŭ⁴-hsien⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwà-dì-dz̀-syàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huahdihtzyhshiann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хуадицзысянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xuadiczysjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "畫地自限"
}

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