自尋死路
Chinese
from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since |
to search; to look for; to seek | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (自尋死路) | 自 | 尋 | 死路 | |
| simp. (自寻死路) | 自 | 寻 | 死路 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zìxúnsǐlù
- Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄙˇ ㄌㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zìhsyúnsǐhlù
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ4-hsün2-ssŭ3-lu4
- Yale: dz̀-syún-sž-lù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhshyunsyyluh
- Palladius: цзысюньсылу (czysjunʹsylu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ɕyn³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi6 cam4 sei2 lou6
- Yale: jih chàhm séi louh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi6 tsam4 sei2 lou6
- Guangdong Romanization: ji6 cem4 séi2 lou6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː²² t͡sʰɐm²¹ sei̯³⁵ lou̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
自尋死路
- to seek one's demise; to bring about one's own destruction
- 中國資產階級頑固派如不覺悟，他們的事情是並不美妙的，他們將得到一個自尋死路的前途。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1940, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《新民主主義論》 (On New Democracy), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Zhōngguó zīchǎnjiējí wángùpài rú bù juéwù, tāmen de shìqíng shì bìngbù měimiào de, tāmen jiāng dédào yīge zìxúnsǐlù de qiántú. [Pinyin]
- Unless the die-hards among the Chinese bourgeoisie wake up, their future will be far from bright—they will only bring about their own destruction.
中国资产阶级顽固派如不觉悟，他们的事情是并不美妙的，他们将得到一个自寻死路的前途。 [MSC, simp.]