粵

自zi6認jing6

simp自认
zi6 jing6zì rèn

English

  1. to believe (sth in relation to oneself)
  2. to regard oneself as
  3. to acknowledge (sth in relation to oneself)
  4. to resign oneself to
  5. to admit; to confess

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 自己承認

Examples

  • 他自认为他自己是个伟大的诗人。

    He thinks himself a great poet.

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

  • 汤姆并不像他自认为的那么聪明。

    Tom isn't nearly as smart as he thinks he is.

    Tatoeba · lokria CC BY

  • 萨米自认为他比他身边的其他人都聪明。

    Sami looked at himself as somebody smarter than anybody else.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 那些自认为讨厌电脑的人就是这么回事。他们真正讨厌的是差劲的程序员。

    That's the thing about people who think they hate computers. What they really hate is lousy programmers.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 佢自認佢做錯咗。

    She admitted making a mistake.

  • 我自認唔係一個好老公,但係都算係個好爸爸吖。

    I confess myself not a good husband, but I should be a good father.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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