粵

自zi6負fu6

simp自负
zi6 fu6zi4fu4zì fù

English

  1. conceited
  2. (verb) 1. Take responsibility by oneself; (disapproval) 2. Boastful; 3. Ego
  3. to take responsibility
  4. conceited; egotistic
  5. to be responsible for one's own action

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將自己睇得太重要,以為自己好犀利
  2. 自己負責返,無其他人幫手孭飛

Examples

  • 後果自負

    to take sole responsibility for the consequences

  • 自負盈虧

    to assume sole responsibility for one's own profits and losses

  • 今次我哋輸咗呢場比賽係因為你太自負,冇同隊員合作。

    The reason for our loss in this competition was that you were so egotistic and failed to cooperate with teammates.

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

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