自彈自唱

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	bullet; shot; ball bullet; shot; ball; to play (a stringed instrument); to pluck a string; impeach	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	sing; to call loudly; to chant
trad. (自彈自唱)		自	彈	自	唱
simp. (自弹自唱)		自	弹	自	唱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìtánzìchàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄊㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄔㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ taan⁴ zi⁶ coeng³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìtánzìchàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄊㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄔㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhtánzìhchàng
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-tʻan²-tzŭ⁴-chʻang⁴
    • Yale: dz̀-tán-dz̀-chàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhtarntzyhchanq
    • Palladius: цзытаньцзычан (czytanʹczyčan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ tʰän³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ taan⁴ zi⁶ coeng³
    • Yale: jih tàahn jih cheung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ taan⁴ dzi⁶ tsoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ tan⁴ ji⁶ cêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² tʰaːn²¹ t͡siː²² t͡sʰœːŋ³³/

Idiom

自彈自唱

1. to sing and accompany oneself on an instrument
2. (figurative, derogatory) to orchestrate everything on one's own; to control the scene