自行其是

自行其是

Chinese

		by oneself; on one's own; of one's own accord by oneself; on one's own; of one's own accord; voluntarily	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	be; yes; this
simp. and trad. (自行其是)		自行	其	是

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìxíngqíshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ hang⁴ kei⁴ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zìxíngqíshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhshyngchyishyh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhsíngcíshìh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ hang⁴ kei⁴ si⁶
    • Yale: jih hàhng kèih sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ hang⁴ kei⁴ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ heng⁴ kéi⁴ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² hɐŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹ siː²²/

Idiom

自行其是

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