无师自通

wú shī zì tōng

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Definitions

1. self-taught
2. to learn without a teacher (idiom)

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Child Words of 无师自通

• 无 无 wú: not to have
• 自 自 zì: self
• 通 通 tòng: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
• 师 师 shī: teacher