自寻死路 zì xún sǐ lù | OtterDict

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自寻死路

zìxúnsǐlù

to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom)

2 meanings#33559

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom)
- 。
  He is simply courting death by acting this way.
貳动verb
to bring about one's own destruction
- ，。
  He is bringing destruction upon himself, and there is nothing anyone can do to help him.

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解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

自

自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE

Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.

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selfRadical 132 · 6 strokes

自寻死路

Traditional自尋死路

zìxúnsǐlù

to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom)

2 meanings#33559

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom)
- 。
  He is simply courting death by acting this way.
貳动verb
to bring about one's own destruction
- ，。
  He is bringing destruction upon himself, and there is nothing anyone can do to help him.

STROKE ORDER

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⿻(overlaid)

？

selfRadical 132 · 6 strokes

解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

自

自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE

Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.

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