食自己 [－－－]

Jyutping sik6 zi6 gei2
Pinyin shí zì jǐ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. on one's own
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    自己​照顧​自己​；​唔​可以​依賴​其他人
    to fend for oneself; to look after oneself (since no one else will); literally, to eat oneself
    • 我老豆老母都唔喺香港，有咩嘢都要食自己。
      我老豆老母都唔喺香港，有咩嘢都要食自己。
      ngo5 lou5 dau6 lou5 mou2 dou1 m4 hai2 hoeng1 gong2, jau5 me1 je5 dou1 jiu3 sik6 zi6 gei2.
      My dad and my mum are not in Hong Kong. I need to fend for myself no matter what happens.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, Hong-Kong, neologism, verb-object
    to eat by oneself
  2. verb, Cantonese, verb-object
    to rely on oneself
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我仲记得𠮶阵时我哋净系会食自己种嘅蔬菜。
    我仲記得嗰陣時我哋淨係會食自己種嘅蔬菜。
    ngo5 zung6 gei3 dak1 go2 zan6 si4 ngo5 dei2 zing6 hai6 wui2 sik6 zi6 gei2 zung2 ge3 so1 coi3 。
    • I remember when we used to never eat vegetables that we didn't grow ourselves.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    食自己
    食自己
    sik6 zi6 gei2
    • to rely on oneself for a living
  2. Cantonese
    我老豆老母都唔喺香港，有咩嘢都要食自己。
    我老豆老母都唔喺香港，有咩嘢都要食自己。
    ngo5 lou5 dau6 lou5 mou2 dou1 m4 hai2 hoeng1 gong2, jau5 me1 je5 dou1 jiu3 sik6 zi6 gei2.
    • My dad and my mum are not in Hong Kong. I need to fend for myself no matter what happens.