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自足

自足

Chinese

 
from; self; oneself; since
foot; to be sufficient
simp. and trad.
(自足)

Adjective

自足

  1. (沾沾自喜) to feel complacent over something; to feel smug; to be pleased with oneself; to congratulate oneself; to hug oneself
  2. self-satisfied; self-congratulatory; complacent; smug
    道理無窮學者要不得自足 [MSC, trad.]
    道理无穷学者要不得自足 [MSC, simp.]
    Dàolǐ wúqióng, xuézhě xiān yàobudé yǒu zìzú xīn. [Pinyin]
    Truth is infinite; a scholar can not afford to have a complacent attitude.
  3. (自給自足, 自给自足) self-sufficient