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自行其是

Mandarin · pinyin zì xíng qí shì

Meanings

  1. to act as one thinks fit
  2. to have one's own way
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自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
行
xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
其
qí · his, her, its, their; that
是
shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
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4–2–2–4 · zi4 xing2 qi2 shi4

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zi6 hang4 kei4 si6

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  1. (chiefly derogatory) to do what one thinks is right without considering the opinions of others; to do one's own thing

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