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自生自滅
  zi6 saang1 zi6 mit6   jyutping
  zi4 sheng1 zi4 mie4   pinyin
(allowing something) to run its own course; to emerge and perish on its own

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
自生自滅 / 自生自灭

This word has been viewed 2339 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 22nd Dec 2007 02:15 and last edited on 3rd Mar 2014 05:47
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Characters in this word:

 zi6  -  self; private; personal
 saang1 sang1  -  born; grow; life; alive; unripe
 zi6  -  self; private; personal
 mit6  -  destroy; extinguish; disappear
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