"自為" meaning in Chinese

See 自為 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: zìwèi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zìwèi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], zìhwèi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], tzŭ⁴-wei⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], dz̀-wèi [Mandarin, Yale, standard], tzyhwey [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], цзывэй [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], czyvɛj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], dzijH hjweH [Middle-Chinese], /*s.[b]i[t]-s ɢʷ(r)aj-s/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*ɦljids ɢʷals/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 自為
  1. (literary) for oneself Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-自為-zh-adj-SnVi217C
  2. (philosophy, existentialism, phenomenology) for-itself Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-自為-zh-adj-PoYQT2vE Topics: existentialism, human-sciences, phenomenology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 自為階級 (zìwèi jiējí), 自为阶级 (zìwèi jiējí)

Verb

IPA: /t͡sz̩⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sz̩⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: zìwéi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zìwéi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], zìhwéi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tzŭ⁴-wei² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dz̀-wéi [Mandarin, Yale], tzyhwei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзывэй [Mandarin, Palladius], czyvɛj [Mandarin, Palladius], dzijH hjwe [Middle-Chinese], /*s.[b]i[t]-s ɢʷ(r)aj/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*ɦljids ɢʷal/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 自為
  1. (literary) to do something by oneself Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-自為-zh-verb-QArN3BxP Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 32 36 32
  2. (literary) to form naturally Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-自為-zh-verb-rR-HNvLD Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 32 36 32
  3. (literary) (以……自為) to think of oneself as … Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-自為-zh-verb-xgC5KGBQ Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 32 36 32

Download JSON data for 自為 meaning in Chinese (4.7kB)

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        "standard"
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        "standard"
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        "Palladius",
        "standard"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "zìwèi"
    },
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "dzijH hjweH"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*ɦljids ɢʷals/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
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    {
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    },
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  "word": "自為"
}

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