己
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Definitions
- 1. self
- 2. oneself
- 3. sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]
- 4. sixth in order
- 5. letter \F\ or Roman \VI\ in list \A
- 6. B
- 7. C\, or \I
- 8. II
- 9. III\ etc
- 10. hexa
Words Containing 己
everyone gives their own view
harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
to know oneself
oneself
without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary
oneself
not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself
a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
you can't always do as you like
to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)
to be oneself
self-restraint
self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
personal profit
egoism
to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else
each sticks to his own view (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
to be strict with oneself (idiom)
to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
to be strict with oneself
to be fired
to persist in one's views
a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart
self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
Daji (c. 11th century BC), concubine of the last Shang dynasty king Zhou Xin 紂辛|纣辛[zhòu xīn]
to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
Kong Yiji, protagonist of short story by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[lǔ xùn]
to be content with one's lot (idiom)
an individual
twenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069
thirty-sixth year F12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1959 or 2019
sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059
hepatitis F
sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
our side
fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039
hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pú tao táng]
one's own viewpoint
forty-sixth year F10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029
love others as self
selfless
to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)
to move a stone and stub one's toe
to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
to take for one's own
intimate
if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)
close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door
to make it one's business
dissident
to blot out one's conscience
know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ])
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[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ])
to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\)
knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\)
close female friend
those on our side
to do (sth) oneself
Help others, and others may help you (idiom).
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.
close male friend
to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom)
to regard sb as one's own child
to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence
to wipe out dissenters
a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
there's no place like home (idiom)
intimate
private saved money of close family members