Dictionary - results for 己

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
己	己	jǐ	- self - oneself - sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] - sixth in order - letter "F" or roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc - hexa
利己	利己	lìjǐ	- personal profit - to benefit oneself
克己	剋己	kèjǐ	- self-restraint - discipline - selflessness
妲己	妲己	Dájǐ	- Daji (c. 11th century BC), mythical fox spirit and concubine of the last Shang Dynasty Emperor Zhou Xin 紂辛\|纣辛[Zhou4 Xin1]
己丑	己丑	jǐchǒu	- twenty sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069
己亥	己亥	jǐhài	- thirty sixth year F12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1959 or 2019
己卯	己卯	jǐmǎo	- sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059
己巳	己巳	jǐsì	- sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049
己方	己方	jǐfāng	- our side - one's own (side etc)
己未	己未	jǐwèi	- fifty sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039
己糖	己糖	jǐtáng	- hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 tao5 tang2]
己见	己見	jǐjiàn	- one's own viewpoint
己酉	己酉	jǐyǒu	- forty sixth year F10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029
舍己	捨己	shějǐ	- selfless - self-sacrifice (to help others) - self-renunciation - altruism
梯己	梯己	tīji	- intimate - private saving of family members
异己	異己	yìjǐ	- dissident - alien - outsider
知己	知己	zhījǐ	- to know oneself - to be intimate or close - intimate friend
自己	自己	zìjǐ	- oneself - one's own
体己	體己	tīji	- intimate - private saving of family members
做自己	做自己	zuòzìjǐ	- to be oneself
孔乙己	孔乙己	KǒngYǐjǐ	- Kong Yiji, protagonist of short story by Lu Xun 魯迅\|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]
自己人	自己人	zìjǐrén	- those on our side - ourselves - one's own people - one of us
体己钱	體己錢	tījiqián	- private saved money of close family members
事不关己	事不關己	shìbùguānjǐ	- a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
占为己有	佔為己有	zhànwéijǐyǒu	- to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)
克己复礼	克己復禮	kèjǐfùlǐ	- restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties - (any number of possible translations)
利己主义	利己主義	lìjǐzhǔyì	- egoism
克己奉公	剋己奉公	kèjǐfènggōng	- self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication - to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
反求诸己	反求諸己	fǎnqiúzhūjǐ	- to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else
各执己见	各執己見	gèzhíjǐjiàn	- each sticks to his own view (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
各抒己见	各抒己見	gèshūjǐjiàn	- everyone gives their own view
各持己见	各持己見	gèchíjǐjiàn	- each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
严以律己	嚴以律己	yǎnyǐlǜjǐ	- to be strict with oneself (idiom) - to demand a lot of oneself
严于律己	嚴於律己	yányúlǜjǐ	- to be strict with oneself
固执己见	固執己見	gùzhíjǐjiàn	- to persist in one's views
奉公克己	奉公剋己	fènggōngkèjǐ	- self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication - to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
威福自己	威福自己	wēifúzìjǐ	- to abuse power - conflict of interest - power to judge as tyrant over one's own case
安分守己	安分守己	ānfènshǒujǐ	- to be content with one's lot (idiom) - to know one's place
己型肝炎	己型肝炎	jǐxínggānyán	- hepatitis F
爱人如己	愛人如己	àirénrújǐ	- love others as self
舍己救人	捨己救人	shějǐjiùrén	- to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people - altruism
舍己为人	捨己為人	shějǐwèirén	- to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people - altruism
舍己为公	捨己為公	shějǐwèigōng	- to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically - selfless and public spirited
损人利己	損人利己	sǔnrénlìjǐ	- harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
据为己有	據為己有	jùwéijǐyǒu	- to take for one's own - to expropriate
瞒心昧己	瞞心昧己	mánxīnmèijǐ	- to blot out one's conscience
知己知彼	知己知彼	zhījǐzhībǐ	- know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法\|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])
知彼知己	知彼知己	zhībǐzhījǐ	- to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
红颜知己	紅顏知己	hóngyánzhījǐ	- close female friend - confidante
自己动手	自己動手	zìjǐdòngshǒu	- to do (sth) oneself - to help oneself to
蓝颜知己	藍顏知己	lányánzhījǐ	- close male friend - confidant
虚己以听	虛己以聽	xūjǐyǐtīng	- to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom)
表现自己	表現自己	biǎoxiànzìjǐ	- to express oneself - to give an account of oneself - to project oneself - to show off
视同己出	視同己出	shìtóngjǐchū	- to regard sb as one's own child
视为知己	視為知己	shìwéizhījǐ	- to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence
诛锄异己	誅鋤異己	zhūchúyìjǐ	- to wipe out dissenters - to exterminate those who disagree
身不由己	身不由己	shēnbùyóujǐ	- without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary - not of one's own volition - in spite of oneself
回家吃自己	回家吃自己	huíjiāchīzìjǐ	- (coll.) (Tw) to get sacked - to be fired
损人不利己	損人不利己	sǔnrénbùlìjǐ	- to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)
求人不如求己	求人不如求己	qiúrénbùrúqiújǐ	- if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)
严以责己宽以待人	嚴以責己寬以待人	yányǐzéjǐkuānyǐdàirén	- to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
搬石头砸自己的脚	搬石頭砸自己的腳	bānshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo	- to move a stone and stub one's toe - to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
不以物喜，不以己悲	不以物喜，不以己悲	bùyǐwùxǐ,bùyǐjǐbēi	- not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself
事不关己，高高挂起	事不關己，高高掛起	shìbùguānjǐ,gāogāoguàqǐ	- to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人不为己，天诛地灭	人不為己，天誅地滅	rénbùwèijǐ,tiānzhūdìmiè	- Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you. - Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
人在江湖，身不由己	人在江湖，身不由己	rénzàijiānghú,shēnbùyóujǐ	- you can't always do as you like - one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
己所不欲，勿施于人	己所不欲，勿施於人	jǐsuǒbùyù,wùshīyúrén	- What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects) - Do as you would be done by. - Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
搬起石头砸自己的脚	搬起石頭砸自己的腳	bānqǐshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo	- to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom) - hoisted by one's own petard
知己知彼，百战不殆	知己知彼，百戰不殆	zhījǐzhībǐ,bǎizhànbùdài	- know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法\|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])
知彼知己，百战不殆	知彼知己，百戰不殆	zhībǐzhījǐ,bǎizhànbùdài	- knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
与人方便，自己方便	與人方便，自己方便	yùrénfāngbiàn,zìjǐfāngbiàn	- Help others, and others may help you (idiom).
海内存知己，天涯若比邻	海內存知己，天涯若比鄰	hǎinèicúnzhījǐ,tiānyáruòbǐlín	- close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door (idiom); close in spirit although far away - absence makes the heart grow fonder
若要人不知，除非己莫为	若要人不知，除非己莫為	ruòyàorénbùzhī,chúfēijǐmòwéi	- If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
走自己的路，让人家去说	走自己的路，讓人家去說	zǒuzìjǐdelù,ràngrénjiāqùshuō	- Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche) - Do it my way.
金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝	金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩	jīnwōyínwōbùrúzìjǐdegǒuwō	- there's no place like home (idiom)
士为知己者死，女为悦己者容	士為知己者死，女為悅己者容	shìwèizhījǐzhěsǐ,nǚwèiyuèjǐzhěróng	- a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart