自毀長城

See also: 自毁长城

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to destroy; to damage; to ruin	long wall; Great Wall of China; Changcheng
trad. (自毀長城)		自	毀	長城
simp. (自毁长城)		自	毁	长城
Literally: “to destroy one's own city walls”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìhuǐchángchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ wai² coeng⁴ sing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìhuǐchángchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhhuěichángchéng
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-hui³-chʻang²-chʻêng²
    • Yale: dz̀-hwěi-cháng-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhhoeicharngcherng
    • Palladius: цзыхуэйчанчэн (czyxuejčančɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ wai² coeng⁴ sing⁴
    • Yale: jih wái chèuhng sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ wai² tsoeng⁴ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ wei² cêng⁴ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² wɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

自毀長城

1. to weaken oneself; to destroy one's own advantages or accomplishments