自足

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	foot; to be sufficient
simp. and trad. (自足)		自	足

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìzú

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄗㄨˊ
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ-chiuk

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìzú
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄗㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhtzwu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ-chiuk
  - Hakka Romanization System: cii jiug`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ci⁴ jiug⁵
  - IPA: /t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯uk̚²/

Verb

自足

to feel complacent; to feel smug; to be pleased with oneself; to congratulate oneself; to pat oneself on the back; to be self-satisfied; to be self-congratulatory

道理無窮，學者先要不得有自足心。 [MSC, trad.]
道理无穷，学者先要不得有自足心。 [MSC, simp.]
Dàolǐ wúqióng, xuézhě xiān yàobudé yǒu zìzú xīn. [Pinyin]
Truth is infinite; a scholar cannot afford to have a complacent attitude.
to be self-sufficient; to be self-reliant

Synonyms

(feel complacent): 沾沾自喜 (zhānzhānzìxǐ)
(self-sufficient): 自給自足／自给自足 (zìjǐzìzú)

Derived terms

自給自足／自给自足 (zìjǐzìzú)

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