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Jyutping zi6 zi1
Pinyin zì zhī

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to know oneself; self awareness
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to be personally aware
  2. verb
    to know thyself
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    做人最好有自知之明。
    做人最好有自知之明。
    zou6 jan4 zeoi3 hou2 jau5 zi6 zi1 zi1 ming4.
    • We had better know ourselves well.
  2. Cantonese
    人贵自知,了解自己嘅极限系避免灭亡嘅第一步。
    人貴自知,了解自己嘅極限係避免滅亡嘅第一步。
    jan4 gwai3 zi6 zi1, liu5 gaai2 zi6 gei2 ge3 gik6 haan6 hai6 bei6 min5 mit6 mong4 ge3 dai6 jat1 bou6.
    • One should know himself well. Knowing his own limits is the first step to avoid being destroyed.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    人贵有自知之明
    人貴有自知之明
    rén guì yǒu zì zhī zhī míng
    • A smart man knows how little he knows.
  2. Mandarin
    接到法院的通知后,陈某自知名下无登记房产,表现出一副欠债不多不以为然的态度,以没钱还款为由推诿。
    接到法院的通知後,陳某自知名下無登記房產,表現出一副欠債不多不以為然的態度,以沒錢還款為由推諉。
    jiē dào fǎ yuàn de tōng zhī hòu , chén mǒu zì zhī míng xià wú dēng jì fáng chǎn , biǎo xiàn chū yī fù qiàn zhài bù duō bù yǐ wéi rán de tài dù , yǐ méi qián huán kuǎn wéi yóu tuī wěi .
    • Knowing he had no properties registered under his name, Chen gave an I-didn't-owe-much-so-I-didn't-care attitude after he received the notification from the court, and shirked the issue by stating he did not have enough money to pay back.
  3. Mandarin
    人贵有自知之明。
    人貴有自知之明。
    rén guì yǒu zì zhī zhī míng .
    • Self-knowledge is wisdom.
  4. Mandarin
    待月经停止,真正做到“去性别化”后,她才与过去的自己告别,感到真正的放松。虽然不自知,但超性别者袁琪是典型的酷儿群体。
    待月經停止,真正做到“去性別化”後,她才與過去的自己告別,感到真正的放鬆。雖然不自知,但超性別者袁琪是典型的酷兒羣體。
    dài yuè jīng tíng zhǐ , zhēn zhèng zuò dào “ qù xìng bié huà ” hòu , tā cái yǔ guò qù de zì jǐ gào bié , gǎn dào zhēn zhèng de fàng sōng . suī rán bù zì zhī , dàn chāo xìng bié zhě yuán qí shì diǎn xíng de kù ér qún tǐ .
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