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Jyutping si1 zi6
Pinyin sī zì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. private; personal
  2. secretly; without explicit approval
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    冇​得到​准許​或者​授權​而​去​做​一​啲​嘢
    without permission or authorisation; privately
    • 私自闖入領事館
      私自闯入领事馆
      si1 zi6 cong2 jap6 ling5 si6 gun2
      to break into the consulate without permission
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, literary
    personally; in person; oneself
  2. adv
    privately; secretly; without permission
    (syn.) 暗下裡, 私下里, 暗地, 暗靜, 暗下里, 尻脊后, 私下, 尻脊後, 背地里, 背后, 暗裡, 尻川后, 背地, 私底下, 背後, 暗里, 暗地裡, 暗地里, 暗静, 尻川後, 暗下, 私下裡, 暗中, 背地裡
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3911
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他只不过是个自私自利的人。
    他只不過是個自私自利的人。
    tā zhǐ bu guò shì gè zì sī zì lì de rén 。
    • He is nothing more than an egoist.
  2. Mandarin
    他是个极其自私自利的人。
    他是個極其自私自利的人。
    tā shì gè jí qí zì sī zì lì de rén 。
    • He is a lump of selfishness.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    自私自利
    自私自利
    zi6 si1 zi6 lei6
    • self-centred; self-concerned
  2. Cantonese
    喺香港私自放烟花系犯法嘅。
    喺香港私自放煙花係犯法嘅。
    hai2 hoeng1 gong2 si1 zi6 fong3 jin1 faa1 hai6 faan6 faat3 ge3.
    • In Hong Kong, it is illegal to set off fireworks privately.
  3. Cantonese
    私自闯入领事馆
    私自闖入領事館
    si1 zi6 cong2 jap6 ling5 si6 gun2
    • to break into the consulate without permission
  4. Cantonese
    佢份人太自私自利,唔识得同人分享。
    佢份人太自私自利,唔識得同人分享。
    keoi5 fan6 jan4 taai3 zi6 si1 zi6 lei6, m4 sik1 dak1 tung4 jan4 fan1 hoeng2.
    • He is too selfish that he doesn't share with others.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    自由主义的来源,在于小资产阶级的自私自利性,以个人利益放在第一位,革命利益放在第二位。
    自由主義的來源,在於小資產階級的自私自利性,以個人利益放在第一位,革命利益放在第二位。
    zì yóu zhǔ yì de lái yuán , zài yú xiǎo zī chǎn jiē jí de zì sī zì lì xìng , yǐ gè rén lì yì fàng zài dì yī wèi , gé mìng lì yì fàng zài dì èr wèi .
    • Liberalism stems from petty-bourgeois selfishness, it places personal interests first and the interests of the revolution second.
  2. Mandarin
    旗津到温州这样的地点根本没有在小三通里面如果他们私自小三通的话是违法的
    旗津到温州這樣的地點根本沒有在小三通裏面如果他們私自小三通的話是違法的
    qí jīn dào wēn zhōu zhè yàng de dì diǎn gēn běn méi yǒu zài xiǎo sān tōng lǐ miàn rú guǒ tā men sī zì xiǎo sān tōng de huà shì wéi fǎ de
    • The Cijin to Wenzhou route is absolutely not within the scope of the three mini links. If they establish a route under the three mini links without explicit approval, that is illegal.