abandon oneself; give up on oneself
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to abandon oneself; to give up on oneself; to wallow in self-abandonment
Originally from the Mencius (《孟子·离娄上》). Note that 暴 here means 'to ruin' or 'to waste' (糟蹋), not 'violent'. Literally: to abandon and ruin oneself.
Bù不
yào要
yīn因
wéi为
yī一
cì次
shī失
bài败
jiù就
zì自
bào暴
zì自
qì弃
。
Don't give up on yourself just because of one failure.
Tā他
shī失
liàn恋
hòu后
zì自
bào暴
zì自
qì弃
，
zhěng整
tiān天
hē喝
jiǔ酒
。
After his breakup, he abandoned himself to drinking every day.
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Wǒ我
men们
yào要
bāng帮
zhù助
nà那
xiē些
zì自
bào暴
zì自
qì弃
de的
xué学
shēng生
chóng重
xīn新
zhèn振
zuò作
qǐ起
lái来
。
We need to help those students who have given up on themselves to get back on their feet.
Zì自
bào暴
zì自
qì弃
shì是
chéng成
gōng功
de的
zuì最
dà大
dí敌
rén人
。
Self-abandonment is the greatest enemy of success.