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私自

Mandarin · pinyin sī zì

private; personal
secretly; without explicit approval

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私: sī · private, personal; secret
自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132

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1–4 · si1 zi4

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si1 zi6

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adv

privately; secretly; without permission
(literary) personally; in person; oneself

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