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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「自暴自棄」, with its explanation below.

Let’s learn about the idiom 「自暴自棄」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

Violent: waste, damage; abandon: despise. Look down on oneself and be willing to fall behind or degenerate.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zì bào zì qì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ji6 bou6 ji6 hei3

The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.