"自顧自" meaning in Chinese

See 自顧自 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siː²² kuː³³ t͡siː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/, /t͡siː²² kuː³³ t͡siː²²/ Chinese transliterations: zìgùzì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄗˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄗˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zi⁶ gu³ zi⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zìgùzì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], zìhgùzìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tzŭ⁴-ku⁴-tzŭ⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dz̀-gù-dz̀ [Mandarin, Yale], tzyhguhtzyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзыгуцзы [Mandarin, Palladius], czyguczy [Mandarin, Palladius], jih gu jih [Cantonese, Yale], dzi⁶ gu³ dzi⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ji⁶ gu³ ji⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 自顧自
  1. each for himself; everyone looks to himself (without worrying for others) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-自顧自-zh-phrase-YbvQVfV- Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "自顧自",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "We shouldn't just care about our own business. We should help each other.",
          "ref": "我們大家不要自顧自,要互相幫助。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "我们大家不要自顾自,要互相帮助。 [MSC, simp.]\nWǒmen dàjiā bùyào zìgùzì, yào hùxiàng bāngzhù. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "each for himself; everyone looks to himself (without worrying for others)"
      ],
      "id": "en-自顧自-zh-phrase-YbvQVfV-",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zìgùzì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄗˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄗˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zi⁶ gu³ zi⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zìgùzì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zìhgùzìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tzŭ⁴-ku⁴-tzŭ⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dz̀-gù-dz̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tzyhguhtzyh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзыгуцзы"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czyguczy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jih gu jih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi⁶ gu³ dzi⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁶ gu³ ji⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː²² kuː³³ t͡siː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː²² kuː³³ t͡siː²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "自顧自"
}
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "自顧自",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese palindromes",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "We shouldn't just care about our own business. We should help each other.",
          "ref": "我們大家不要自顧自,要互相幫助。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "我们大家不要自顾自,要互相帮助。 [MSC, simp.]\nWǒmen dàjiā bùyào zìgùzì, yào hùxiàng bāngzhù. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "each for himself; everyone looks to himself (without worrying for others)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zìgùzì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄗˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄗˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zi⁶ gu³ zi⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zìgùzì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zìhgùzìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tzŭ⁴-ku⁴-tzŭ⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dz̀-gù-dz̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tzyhguhtzyh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзыгуцзы"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czyguczy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jih gu jih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi⁶ gu³ dzi⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁶ gu³ ji⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː²² kuː³³ t͡siː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː²² kuː³³ t͡siː²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "自顧自"
}

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