自語 [－语]

Jyutping
Pinyin zì yǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to talk to oneself
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
    喃喃自语
    喃喃自語
    nán nán zì yǔ
    • I talk to myself.
  3. 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?"
  4. 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.
  5. Mandarin
    他压低声线，喃喃自语地说了些话。
    他壓低聲線，喃喃自語地說了些話。
    tā yā dī shēng xiàn ， nán nán zì yǔ dì shuō le xiē huà 。
    • He muttered something under his breath.
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.