燈臺不照自己

Chinese
lampstand not; no
 
according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph
 self; oneself; by oneself
trad. (燈臺不照自己/燈台不照自己) 燈臺/燈台 不 照 自己
simp. (灯台不照自己) 灯台 不 照 自己

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dēngtái bù zhào zìjǐ
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄥ ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: dēngtái bù zhào zìjǐ [Phonetic: dēngtái bú zhào zìjǐ]
      • Zhuyin: ㄉㄥ ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dengtair bu jaw tzyhjii
      • IPA (key): /tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

燈臺不照自己

  1. Synonym of 丈八燈臺——照遠不照近／丈八灯台——照远不照近 (zhàng bā dēngtái, zhào yuǎn bù zhào jìn).
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