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自己
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oneself; self (i.e. 我自己 = myself) {Malaysia and Singapore} some people pronounce as "ga6 gi1" due to Hokkien influence
Level: 2 Google Frequency: 21,100,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:自 zi6 - self; private; personal己 gei2 - oneself; one's own 27 compounds containing this word:你自己 - yourself我自己 - myself 自己做 - do-it-yourself ("DIY") 我哋自己 - ourselves 你們自己 - yourselves 你哋自己 - yourselves 妳們自己 - yourselves 妳哋自己 - yourselves 祂們自己 - themselves 牠們自己 - themselves 它們自己 - themselves 她們自己 - themselves 他們自己 - themselves 佢哋自己 - themselves 他自己 - himself 她自己 - herself 打自己工 - self-employed 自己人 - one's own people 自己友 - in-group; fellow triad; one's own people 自己最知自己事 - one knows oneself best 自己承擔風險 - take the risk 照顧自己 - self care, personal care 打自己工，自己話事 - one is the boss, one can be in charge 充實自己 - enrich oneself 調侃自己 - self-derision 自己顧自己 - fend for oneself Common Formations: 我們自己 - ourselves |
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Showing 10 of 14 examples containing 自己 
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.]
個個學生都擔心自己嘅成績。 粵
Every student is worried about his grades. [Reduplicated classifiers (like 個個 here) can be used as a subject, but not as an object. We cannot say, for instance, 通知個個 for "to tell everyone". ]
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. |
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