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Jyutping zi6 gau3
Pinyin zì jiù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to get oneself out of trouble
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to save oneself
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    自己​救​自己
    to save oneself
    • 佢知道要戒毒,就要自救,否則冇人幫到佢。
      佢知道要戒毒,就要自救,否则冇人帮到佢。
      keoi5 zi1 dou3 jiu3 gaai3 zuk6, zau6 jiu3 zi6 gau3, fau2 zak1 mou5 jan4 bong1 dou2 keoi5.
      She knows that to quit drugs, she must help herself. Otherwise, nobody could help her.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to save oneself; to provide for and help oneself
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢知道要戒毒,就要自救,否则冇人帮到佢。
    佢知道要戒毒,就要自救,否則冇人幫到佢。
    keoi5 zi1 dou3 jiu3 gaai3 zuk6, zau6 jiu3 zi6 gau3, fau2 zak1 mou5 jan4 bong1 dou2 keoi5.
    • She knows that to quit drugs, she must help herself. Otherwise, nobody could help her.