自主
zi6 zyu2zì zhǔ
English
- to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
- to act on one's own; to decide for oneself
粵語 — Cantonese
- 自己決定，唔需要受其他人影響
Examples
總統不由自主地笑了起來。
The president laughed in spite of himself.
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獨立自主
independent and with the initiative in one's own hand
自主研發
self-developed
自主命運
to determine one's own fate
不由自主
involuntarily; uncontrollably
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk