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自恃

自恃

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	rely upon
simp. and trad. (自恃)		自	恃

Adjective

自恃

overconfident and conceited

Verb

自恃

to be self-assured for having something or somebody to rely on; to count on; to capitalize on

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zìshì

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ ci⁵
Min Nan (POJ): chīr-sī / chū-sī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zìshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    自恃
    自是
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ ci⁵
  - Yale: jih chíh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ tsi⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² t͡sʰiː¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chīr-sī
  - Tâi-lô: tsīr-sī
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁴¹⁻²² ɕi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-sī
  - Tâi-lô: tsū-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuxsi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ ɕi²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ ɕi²²/