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自寻死路

zì xún sǐ lùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom) / to bring about one's own destruction
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1de8976908f3f9d1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

自尋死路 自寻死路 [zi4 xun2 si3 lu4] /to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom)/to bring about one's own destruction/

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Other forms in these source records: 自尋死路

  • 自
    zì

    (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course

  • 寻
    xún

    to search / to look for / to seek

  • 死
    sǐ

    to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned

  • 路
    lù

    road (CL:條|条[tiáo]) / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort / kind

    Lù

    surname Lu

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.