自zi6救gau3

zi6 gau3zì jiù

English

to get oneself out of trouble
to save oneself
to save oneself

粵語 — Cantonese

自己救自己

Examples

佢知道要戒毒，就要自救，否則冇人幫到佢。
She knows that to quit drugs, she must help herself. Otherwise, nobody could help her.

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

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