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

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

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

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