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自給自足

简 自给自足 · 繁 自給自足
Mandarin · pinyin zì jǐ zì zú

Meanings

  1. self-sufficiency
  2. autarky
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自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
給
gěi · give; by, for
足
zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
给
gěi · give; by, for
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4–3–4–2 · zi4 ji3 zi4 zu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi6 kap1 zi6 zuk1

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zi6 kap1 zi6 zuk1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be self-supporting and self-sufficient; autarky

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