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Jyutping zi6 sau2
Pinyin zì shǒu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to give oneself up
  2. to surrender (to the authorities)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    親自向​警方​認罪​並且​接受​拘捕
    to surrender oneself to the police; to confess one's crime
    • 佢殺人之後,自己走去警署自首。
      佢杀人之后,自己走去警署自首。
      keoi5 saat3 jan4 zi1 hau6, zi6 gei2 zau2 heoi3 ging2 cyu5 zi6 sau2.
      After his murder, he went to the police station and confessed his guilt.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, intransitive
    to turn oneself in; to give up; to surrender
    (syn.) 出首
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你唔使自己揽晒上身,我哋都会去自首。
    你唔使自己攬晒上身,我哋都會去自首。
    nei5 m4 sai2 zi6 gei2 laam2 saai3 soeng5 san1, ngo5 dei6 dou1 wui5 heoi3 zi6 sau2.
    • You don't have to shoulder the responsibility yourself. We would turn ourselves in.
  2. Cantonese
    投案自首
    投案自首
    tau4 ngon3 zi6 sau2
    • give oneself up to the police
  3. Cantonese
    佢杀人之后,自己走去警署自首。
    佢殺人之後,自己走去警署自首。
    keoi5 saat3 jan4 zi1 hau6, zi6 gei2 zau2 heoi3 ging2 cyu5 zi6 sau2.
    • After his murder, he went to the police station and confessed his guilt.
  4. Cantonese
    佢终于良心发现,去差馆自首。
    佢終於良心發現,去差館自首。
    keoi5 zung1 jyu1 loeng4 sam1 faat3 jin6, heoi3 caai1 gun2 zi6 sau2.
    • She eventually felt a prick of conscience and confessed to her crime in the police station.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    自首
    自首
    zì shǒu
    • to turn oneself in; to give up; to surrender