自言自語 [－－－语]

Jyutping zi6 jin4 zi6 jyu5
Pinyin zì yán zì yǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to talk to oneself
  2. to think aloud
  3. to soliloquize
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    自己​同​自己​講​嘢
    to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to mutter to oneself
    • 你望住個海自言自語講啲乜嘢啊？
      你望住个海自言自语讲啲乜嘢啊？
      nei5 mong6 zyu6 go3 hoi2 zi6 jin4 zi6 jyu5 gong2 di1 mat1 je5 aa3?
      You looked at the sea and muttered to yourself. What were you talking about?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, idiomatic
    to talk to oneself; to think aloud
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #1115
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    “我该做什么呢？”我自言自语道。
    “我該做什麼呢？”我自言自語道。
    “ wǒ gāi zuò shén me ne ？” wǒ zì yán zì yǔ dào 。
    • "What shall I do?" I said to myself.
    • "What should I do?" I said to myself.
  2. Mandarin
    她自言自语地说：「我接著该到哪儿去呢？」
    她自言自語地說：「我接著該到哪兒去呢？」
    tā zì yán zì yǔ dì shuō ：「 wǒ jiē zhù gāi dào nǎ er qù ne ？」
    • She said to herself, "Where shall I go next?"
  3. Mandarin
    「我穿了它，看起来一定会好像占士邦那样。」狄马自言自语地说著，然后就走进了店子里。
    「我穿了它，看起來一定會好像占士邦那樣。」狄馬自言自語地說著，然後就走進了店子裏。
    「 wǒ chuān le tā ， kàn qǐ lai yī dìng huì hǎo xiàng zhàn shì bāng nà yàng 。」 dí mǎ zì yán zì yǔ dì shuō zhù ， rán hòu jiù zǒu jìn le diàn zi lǐ 。
    • "I'd look like a real James Bond in that," Dima said to himself, then entered the store.
  4. Mandarin
    我祖父一个人的时候，有时会自言自语。
    我祖父一個人的時候，有時會自言自語。
    wǒ zǔ fù yī gè rén de shí hou ， yǒu shí huì zì yán zì yǔ 。
    • My grandfather sometimes talks to himself when he's alone.
  5. Mandarin
    老人时常自言自语。
    老人時常自言自語。
    lǎo rén shí cháng zì yán zì yǔ 。
    • The old man sometimes talks to himself.
    • Old people often talk to themselves.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢自言自语噉话：「我跟住去边度好呢？」
    佢自言自語噉話：「我跟住去邊度好呢？」
    keoi5 zi6 jin4 zi6 jyu5 gam2 waa2 ： 「 ngo5 gan1 zyu6 heoi3 bin1 dou6 hou3 nei4 ？ 」
    • She said to herself, "Where shall I go next?"
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    自言自语
    自言自語
    zi6 jin4 zi6 jyu5
    • to talk to oneself
  2. Cantonese
    你望住个海自言自语讲啲乜嘢啊？
    你望住個海自言自語講啲乜嘢啊？
    nei5 mong6 zyu6 go3 hoi2 zi6 jin4 zi6 jyu5 gong2 di1 mat1 je5 aa3?
    • You looked at the sea and muttered to yourself. What were you talking about?
  3. Cantonese
    图书馆有个癫佬响度自言自语。
    圖書館有個癲佬響度自言自語。
    tou4 syu1 gun2 jau5 go3 din1 lou2 hoeng2 dou6 zi6 jin4 zi6 jyu5.
    • There is a mad man talking to himself in the library.
  4. Cantonese
    个傻佬自言自语。
    個傻佬自言自語。
    go3 so4 lou2 zi6 jin4 zi6 jyu5.
    • That idiot is talking to himself.