自暴自棄

简 自暴自弃 · 繁 自暴自棄
Mandarin · pinyin zì bào zì qì

Meanings

  1. to abandon oneself to despair
  2. to give up and stop bothering
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自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
暴
bào · violent, brutal, tyrannical
棄
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弃
qì · reject, abandon, discard
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4–4–4–4 · zi4 bao4 zi4 qi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi6 bou6 zi6 hei3

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zi6 bou6 zi6 hei3

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  1. (idiomatic) to give in to despair

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