zì shēng zì miè

Traditional: 自生自滅

自生自灭 (zì shēng zì miè) is a Chinese word meaning “to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)

Characters in 自生自灭

自zì · (bound form) self; oneself生shēng · to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born自zì · (bound form) self; oneself灭miè · to extinguish or put out

Related words

自己oneself; (attributive) one's own先生teacher发生to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out生活to live医生doctor; medical practitioner生命life (as the characteristic of living beings)生to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born来自to come from (a place)自由freedom; liberty生气to get angry; to be furious生日birthday自(bound form) self; oneself

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