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gei2 gei2*1
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[1] self; oneself; personal; private; one's own [2] the sixth of the celestial [3] KangXi radical 49 (oneself) Stroke count: 3
Level: 2
Radical: 己 (#49)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 已巳 |
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:08 | ||
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自己
zi6 gei2/gei2*1 = oneself; self
你自己
nei5 zi6 gei2 = yourself
我自己
ngo5 zi6 gei2 = myself
自己做
zi6 gei2 zou6 = do-it-yourself ("DIY")
我哋自己
ngo5 dei6 zi6 gei2/1 = ourselves 粵
你們自己
nei5 mun4 zi6 gei2/1 = yourselves 國
你哋自己
nei5 dei6 zi6 gei2/1 = yourselves 粵
妳們自己
nei5 mun4 zi6 gei2/1 = yourselves 國
妳哋自己
nei6 dei6 zi6 gei2/1 = yourselves 粵
祂們自己
taa1 mun4 zi6 gei2/1 = themselves 國See all 56 compounds (CantoDict reports 57 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 14 examples containing 己
阿媽今晚唔煮飯，要食自己。 粵
Mum is not going to cook tongiht, so we/I have to have dinner on our/my own. [Usually mother cooks at home every night. If she does not cook, it implies that she is out at night, so the entire family has to think about the dinner stuff.]
我係非常贊同辛苦搵嚟自在食嘅講法,何必委屈自己 粵
I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly?
雖然只係上台分享下自己嘅經歷，但唔知點解好自然會覺得怯場。 粵
Although merely sharing my experiences on stage, I do not know why I would naturally get stage fright.
若要人不知除非己莫爲
[1] The best way to hide a misdeed is not to commit it. [2] What is done by night appears by day. Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 己
Unicode code for this character: U+5df1 (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
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Decimal representation of this word: 己
Unicode code for this character: U+5df1 (off-site link)
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