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耗子尾汁

hào zi wěi zhīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
you're on your own (pun on 好自為之|好自为之[hǎo zì wéi zhī])
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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.

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Original source entry:

耗子尾汁 耗子尾汁 [hao4 zi5 wei3 zhi1] /you're on your own (pun on 好自為之|好自为之[hao3 zi4 wei2 zhi1])/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 耗
    hào

    to waste / to spend / to consume / to squander / news / (coll.) to delay / to dilly-dally

  • 子
    zǐ

    son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

  • 尾
    wěi

    tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish

    yǐ

    horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc

  • 汁
    zhī

    juice

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.