自為
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Chinese[edit]
from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since |
because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become | ||
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trad. (自為/自爲) | 自 | 為/爲 | |
simp. (自为) | 自 | 为 |
Pronunciation 1[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zìhwéi
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ4-wei2
- Yale: dz̀-wéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhwei
- Palladius: цзывэй (czyvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: dzijH hjwe
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*s.[b]i[t]-s ɢʷ(r)aj/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɦljids ɢʷal/
Verb[edit]
自為
- (literary) to do something by oneself
- (literary) to form naturally
- (literary) (以……自為) to think of oneself as …
Pronunciation 2[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zìhwèi
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ4-wei4
- Yale: dz̀-wèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhwey
- Palladius: цзывэй (czyvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 自慰
自衛/自卫
- (Standard Chinese)
- Middle Chinese: dzijH hjweH
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*s.[b]i[t]-s ɢʷ(r)aj-s/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɦljids ɢʷals/
Adjective[edit]
自為
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “for-itself”): 自在 (zìzài)