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
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ-chhu
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chū-chō͘ / chīr-chō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìzhù
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhjhù
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-chu⁴
  - Yale: dz̀-jù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhjuh
  - Palladius: цзычжу (czyčžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ zo⁶
  - Yale: jih joh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ dzo⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ zo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² t͡sɔː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ-chhu
  - Hakka Romanization System: cii cu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ci⁴ cu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - 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 (tiānzhùzìzhù)
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(じ)助(じょ) • (jijo)

Korean

Hanja in this term
自	助

Noun

自助 • (jajo) (hangeul 자조)

hanja form^? of 자조 (“helping oneself; self-reliance”)