自助

自助

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to help; to assist
simp. and trad. (自助)		自	助

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìzhù

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ zo⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): chū-chō͘ / chīr-chō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zìzhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhjuh
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ zo⁶
    • Yale: jih joh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ dzo⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ zo⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² t͡sɔː²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-chō͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsū-tsōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zuxzo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ t͡sɔ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ t͡sɔ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chīr-chō͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsīr-tsōo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɔ⁴¹/

Verb

自助

1. to help oneself; to serve oneself

   自助洗衣店  ―  zìzhù xǐyīdiàn  ―  launderette

   你們這次旅遊是自助還是跟團兒啊？ [MSC, trad.]
   你们这次旅游是自助还是跟团儿啊？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐmen zhèicì lǚyóu shì zìzhù háishi gēntuánr a? [Pinyin]

   For this trip, are you travelling by yourselves or with a tour group?

Derived terms

天助自助 自助人助 自助旅行 自助旅遊／自助旅游

自助服務／自助服务 (zìzhù fúwù) 自助行為／自助行为 (zìzhù xíngwéi) 自助餐 (zìzhùcān)

Noun

自助

1. (colloquial) Short for 自助餐 (zìzhùcān, “buffet”).

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
自	助
じ Grade: 2	じょ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

自助 (hiragana じじょ, rōmaji jijo)

1. self-help
2. self-reliance