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自救
Mandarin · pinyin zì jiù
Meanings
- to get oneself out of trouble
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4–4 · zi4 jiu4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zi6 gau3
Cantonese word readings for 自救. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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verb
- to save oneself; to provide for and help oneself
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