自為 [－为]

Jyutping zi6 wai4
Pinyin zì wèi

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, literary
    for oneself
  2. adj
    for-itself

自為 [－为]

Jyutping zi6 wai4
Pinyin zì wéi

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to form naturally
  2. verb, literary
    (以……自為) to think of oneself as …
  3. verb, literary
    to do something by oneself
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你身边好多妖孽，自己好自为之。
    你身邊好多妖孽，自己好自為之。
    nei5 san1 bin1 hou2 do1 jiu2 jip6, zi6 gei2 hou2 zi6 wai4 zi1
    • You are surrounded by girls with bad intentions. Be careful.
  2. Cantonese
    父母唔可以成世跟住你㗎，你出去做嘢，好自为之喇！
    父母唔可以成世跟住你㗎，你出去做嘢，好自為之喇！
    fu6 mou5 m4 ho2 ji5 seng4 sai3 gan1 zyu6 nei5 gaa3, nei5 ceot1 heoi3 zou6 je5, hou2 zi6 wai4 zi1 laa3!
    • Your parents can't look after you for your whole life. When you start working, you should look out for yourself.
  3. Cantonese
    政府部门各自为政，缺乏沟通，浪费咗好多资源。
    政府部門各自為政，缺乏溝通，浪費咗好多資源。
    zing3 fu2 bou6 mun4 gok3 zi6 wai4 zing3, kyut3 fat6 kau1 tung1, long6 fai3 zo2 hou2 do1 zi1 jyun4.
    • Each governmental department works as self-contained and autistic units. The lack of inter-departmental communication has wasted a lot of resource.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    拿破仑一世破坏法兰西共和，帝制自为，身败名辱。其犹子拿破仑三世，仍明目张胆，蹈其覆辙。
    拿破崙一世破壞法蘭西共和，帝制自為，身敗名辱。其猶子拿破崙三世，仍明目張膽，蹈其覆轍。
    ná pò lún yī shì pò huài fǎ lán xī gòng hé ， dì zhì zì wéi ， shēn bài míng rǔ ． qí yóu zǐ ná pò lún sān shì ， réng míng mù zhāng dǎn ， dǎo qí fù zhé ．
    • Napoleon I betrayed the French republic and crowned himself Emperor; he ended up defeated and disgraced. Yet his nephew, Napoleon III, still brazenly followed his footprints to the ruinous end.