自動

自動

See also: 自动

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act
trad. (自動)		自	動
simp. (自动)		自	动

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 自 (じ)動 (どう) (jidō).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìdòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): zi⁶ dung⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): du⁵ uung⁵

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ-thung
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chū-tōng / chīr-tǒng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ze⁶ dong⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zìdòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhdonq
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ dung⁶
    • Yale: jih duhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ dung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ dung⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² tʊŋ²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: du⁵ uung⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /tu³² ɵŋ³²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ-thung
    • Hakka Romanization System: cii tung
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ci⁴ tung⁴
    • IPA: /t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ tʰuŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-tōng
    • Tâi-lô: tsū-tōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zuxdong
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ tɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ tɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ tɔŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chīr-tǒng
    • Tâi-lô: tsīr-tǒng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁴¹⁻²² tɔŋ²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ze⁶ dong⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsṳ̆ tŏng
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ toŋ³⁵/

Adjective

自動

1. (attributive) automatic
2. voluntary; of one's own accord; on one's initiative; spontaneous

Antonyms

• (of automatic): 手動／手动 (shǒudòng)

Adverb

自動

1. automatically
2. voluntarily; of one's own accord; on one's initiative; spontaneously

Derived terms

Derived terms from 自動

自動化／自动化 (zìdònghuà) 自動取款機／自动取款机 (zìdòng qǔkuǎnjī) 自動售貨機／自动售货机 (zìdòng shòuhuòjī) 自動回復／自动回复 自動完成／自动完成 (zìdòng wánchéng) 自動扶梯／自动扶梯 (zìdòng fútī) 自動排擋／自动排挡 (zìdòng páidàng) 自動控制／自动控制 自動樓梯／自动楼梯 (zìdòng lóutī) 自動櫃員機／自动柜员机 (zìdòng guìyuánjī)

自動步槍／自动步枪 自動生產線／自动生产线 自動販賣機／自动贩卖机 (zìdòng fànmàijī) 自動車／自动车 (zìdòngchē) 自動鉛筆／自动铅笔 (zìdòng qiānbǐ) 自動鏈梯／自动链梯 自動門／自动门 (zìdòngmén) 自動電梯／自动电梯 自動駕駛／自动驾驶 (zìdòng jiàshǐ) 自動駕駛儀／自动驾驶仪 (zìdòng jiàshǐyí)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
自	動
じ Grade: 2	どう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) じどー [jìdóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [d͡ʑido̞ː]

Noun

自動 (hiragana じどう, rōmaji jidō)

1. automatic movement, automatic functioning
2. (grammar) intransitive verb (Abbreviation of 自動詞.)

Antonyms

• (automatic): 手 (しゅ)動 (どう) (shudō)
• (intransitive verb): 他 (た)動 (どう) (tadō)

Derived terms

• 自動販売機 (じどうはんばいき) (jidō hanbaiki): vending machine
• 自動変速機 (じどうへんそくき) (jidō hensokuki): automatic transmission, AT
• 現金自動預払機 (げんきんじどうあずけばらいき) (genkin jidō azukebaraiki): ATM

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
自	動

Adjective

自動

1. Hán tự form of tự động (“automatic, spontaneous”).