自助

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to help; to assist
simp. and trad. (自助)		自	助

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìzhù

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ zo⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chū-chō͘ / chīr-chō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìzhù
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhjuh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ zo⁶
  - Yale: jih joh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ dzo⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ zo⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² t͡sɔː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-chō͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsū-tsōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuxzo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ t͡sɔ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ t͡sɔ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔ²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chīr-chō͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsīr-tsōo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɔ⁴¹/

Verb

自助

to help oneself; to serve oneself
自助洗衣店 ― zìzhù xǐyīdiàn ― launderette

你們這次旅遊是自助還是跟團兒啊？ [MSC, trad.]
你们这次旅游是自助还是跟团儿啊？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐmen zhèicì lǚyóu shì zìzhù háishi gēntuánr a? [Pinyin]
For this trip, are you travelling by yourselves or with a tour group?

Derived terms

天助自助
自助人助
自助旅行
自助旅遊／自助旅游

自助服務／自助服务 (zìzhù fúwù)
自助行為／自助行为 (zìzhù xíngwéi)
自助餐 (zìzhùcān)

Noun

自助

(colloquial) Short for 自助餐 (zìzhùcān, “buffet”).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自	助
じ Grade: 2	じょ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

自助 (hiragana じじょ, rōmaji jijo)

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