自寻死路 — “To court disaster”
自寻死路 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to court disaster”. To bring about one's own ruin or destruction. Literally, “To seek one's own road to death”.
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自寻死路 Pronunciation and Pinyin
自寻死路 Character Breakdown
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他明知这样做会有危险，却执意而为，简直是自寻死路
He knew doing this would be dangerous, yet he insisted on it, practically courting disaster.
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- zì自yè业zì自dé得reap what one has sown
- zì自chǎn产zì自xiāo销produce and sell one's own products
- zì自jīn今yǐ以wǎng往From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已hòu后From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已wǎng往from now on
- zì自jīn今ér而hòu后from now on
- zì自yǐ以wéi为dé得jì计to fancy one's own clever scheme
- zì自yǐ以wéi为shì是self-righteous and opinionated
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Open the tool →Questions about 自寻死路
What does 自寻死路 mean?
自寻死路 (zì xún sǐ lù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to court disaster”.
How do you pronounce 自寻死路?
自寻死路 is pronounced zì xún sǐ lù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 自寻死路 literally mean?
Literally, 自寻死路 means “to seek one's own road to death”. It is used to mean “to court disaster”.
What is the Chinese definition of 自寻死路?
指自己走上毁灭的道路