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独吃自疴 — “To hog everything for oneself”

独吃自疴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hog everything for oneself”. To be selfish and not share, keeping all benefits for oneself without considering others. Literally, “eat alone, excrete alone”.

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独吃自疴 Pronunciation and Pinyin

独吃自疴 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
独
dú9single, only, alone
吃
chī6to eat
自
zì6from, self, naturally
疴
kē10chronic or severe illness

Example Sentence with 独吃自疴

在团队项目中,如果有人总是独吃自疴,不愿与大家分享信息和资源,最终会影响整体进度。
In a team project, if someone always hogs everything for themselves, unwilling to share information and resources with others, it will ultimately affect the overall progress.

Idioms Related to 独吃自疴

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  • dú独jù具yī一gé格have a unique style
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  • dú独jù具zhī只yǎn眼have unique and discerning insight
  • dú独jù具huì慧yǎn眼to have unique insight and discerning vision
  • dú独chū出yī一shí时uniquely outstanding for a period
  • dú独chū出jǐ己jiàn见express one's own original opinions
  • dú独chū出xīn心cái裁create something unique
  • dú独chū出xīn新cái裁devise a unique new design
  • dú独chū出jī机zhù杼develop an original style or approach
  • dú独dào到zhī之chù处unique insight or special merit
  • dú独lì力nán难zhī支too weak to cope alone

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Questions about 独吃自疴

What does 独吃自疴 mean?

独吃自疴 (dú chī zì kē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hog everything for oneself”.

How do you pronounce 独吃自疴?

独吃自疴 is pronounced dú chī zì kē in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 独吃自疴 literally mean?

Literally, 独吃自疴 means “eat alone, excrete alone”. It is used to mean “to hog everything for oneself”.

What is the Chinese definition of 独吃自疴?

疴:即“屙”,拉屎撒尿。比喻顾己不顾人,一人独吞。

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