自取滅亡

Chinese

		self pickup, self collect	to be destroyed; to become extinct; to die out
trad. (自取滅亡)		自取	滅亡
simp. (自取灭亡)		自取	灭亡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìqǔmièwáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ ceoi² mit⁶ mong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìqǔmièwáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhcyǔmièwáng
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-chʻü³-mieh⁴-wang²
    • Yale: dz̀-chyǔ-myè-wáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhcheumiehwang
    • Palladius: цзыцюймеван (czycjujmevan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛ⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ ceoi² mit⁶ mong⁴
    • Yale: jih chéui miht mòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ tsoey² mit⁹ mong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ cêu² mid⁶ mong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ miːt̚² mɔːŋ²¹/

Idiom

自取滅亡

1. to court self-destruction; to dig one's own grave

   Synonym: 自掘墳墓 / 自掘坟墓 (zìjuéfénmù)

Synonyms

• 自取其禍／自取其祸 (zìqǔqíhuò)