己 (gei2) — the sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems in Cantonese
geiˊ²己Mandarin Pinyin: ji3
Meaning of 己
nounthe sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems
nounoneself; one's own; personal
Example Sentences with 己
你覺得自己好矜貴啊？
You really think highly of yourself, don't you?
一個人喺異鄉無根無蔃，咩都要靠自己，真唔容易
To be alone in a foreign place without the support from family or society, one has to be very independent; and that can be very trying.
我係非常贊同辛苦搵嚟自在食嘅講法,何必委屈自己
I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly?
ngoˏ₅我zouˍ₆做niˉ¹呢fanˍ₆份gungˉ¹工mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係waiˍ₆為cinˊ²錢jiˎ₄而haiˍ₆係waiˍ₆為ziˍ₆自geiˊ²己hoiˉ¹開samˉ¹心。
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.
ngoˏ₅我zouˍ₆做zeˏ₅這fanˍ₆份gungˉ¹工zok˗₃作batˉ¹不siˍ₆是waiˍ₆為cinˊ²錢jiˎ₄而siˍ₆是waiˍ₆為ziˍ₆自geiˊ²己hoiˉ¹開samˉ¹心。
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.
Words Containing 己
損人利己syun2 jan4 lei6 gei2
to profit at the expense of others
知彼知己，百戰百勝zi1 bei2 zi1 gei2, baak3 zin3 baak3 sing3
know your enemy and yourself and you can win a hundred battles (every battle)[Syn]知彼知己，百戰不殆
祂們自己taa1 mun4 zi6 gei2/1
themselves (gods or other celstial beings) | Cant.: 佢哋自己 | 它 is often used represent all non-human beings
愛人如己oi3 jan4 jyu4 gei2
love others as self
德己立街dak1 gei2 lap6 gaai1
D'Aguilar Street, formerly 德忌笠街, is a street in Central District Hong Kong. It is an L-shaped street starting from Queen's Road Central (皇后大道中), running uphill and forms the main road of the Lan Kwai Fong (蘭桂坊) area.
自己zi6 gei2/gei1
oneself; self (i.e. 我自己 = myself)
它們自己taa1 mun4 zi6 gei2/1
themselves (inanimate objects) | Cant.: 佢哋自己 | 它 is often used represent all non-human beings and may replace 祂 and 牠
安分守己on1 fan1 sau2 gei2
abide by the law and behave oneself; know one's place
我自己ngo5 zi6 gei2
myself
自己顧自己zi6 gei2 gu3 zi6 gei2
fend for oneself; watch oneself; tend to one's own business
知己zi1 gei2
an intimate friend
她自己taa1 zi6 gei2
herself
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