| 谈笑自若 | tán xiào zì ruò | to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened; to remain cheerful (despite a crisis) |
| 译自 | yì zì | translation from; loan from (e.g. English word) |
| 丰宁满族自治县 | Fēng níng Mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn | Fengning Manchu autonomous county in Chengde 承德, Hebei |
贡山独龙族怒族自
治县 | Gòng shān Dú lóng zú Nù zú zì zhì xiàn | Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in northwest Yunnan |
走自己的路，
让人家去说 | zǒu zì jǐ de lù ,
ràng rén jiā qù shuō | Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche); Do it my way. |
| 足以自慰 | zú yǐ zì wèi | to have sufficient to console oneself (idiom) |
| 路南彝族自治县 | Lù nán Yí zú zì zhì xiàn | Lu'nan Yizu autonomous county in Yunnan |
车到山前必有路，
船到桥头自然直 | chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù ,
chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí | When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (common saying); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on the night. |
| 车到山前自有路 | chē dào shān qián zì yǒu lù | When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (俗话 common saying). fig. Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on the night.; cf couplet 車到山前必有路,车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 |
| 轩轩自得 | xuān xuān zì dé | to be delighted with oneself |
| 办公自动化 | bàn gōng zì dòng huà | office automation |
| 迪庆藏族自治州 | Dí qìng Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu | Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture, northwest Yunnan, capital Jiantang 建塘镇 |
| 逍遥自在 | xiāo yáo zì zai | free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered; outside the reach of the law (of criminal); at large |
| 逍遥自得 | xiāo yáo zì dé | doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free |
| 迳自 | jìng zì | on one's own; without consulting others |
| 通讯自动化 | tōng xùn zì dòng huà | communications automation |
| 通道侗族自治县 | Tōng dào Dòng zú zì zhì xiàn | Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 怀化, Hunan |
| 造茧自缚 | zào jiǎn zì fù | to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist with his own petard |
| 连南瑶族自治县 | Lián nán Yáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Liannan Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong |
连山壮族瑶族自治
县 | Lián shān Zhuàng zú Yáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong |
| 进退自如 | jìn tuì zì rú | free to advance or retreat; room for maneuver |
| 运用自如 | yùn yòng zì rú | to operate easily (idiom); to use freely; to have fluent command of; to have sth at one's fingertips |
道真仡佬族苗族自
治县 | Dào zhēn Yì lǎo zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Daozhen Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zun'yi 遵义, northeast Guizhou |
| 道真自治县 | Dào zhēn zì zhì xiàn | Daozhen Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zun'yi 遵义, northeast Guizhou |
| 都安瑶族自治县 | Dū ān Yáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Du'an Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 贺州, Guangxi |
| 鄂伦春自治旗 | È lún chūn zì zhì qí | Oroqin autonomous banner in Hulunbuir 呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia |
| 鄂温克族自治旗 | È wēn kè zú zì zhì qí | Evenk autonomous banner in Hulunbuir 呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia |
酉阳土家族苗族自
治县 | Yǒu yáng Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Youyang Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality |
酒不醉人人自醉，
色不迷人人自迷 | jiǔ bù zuì rén rén zì zuì ,
sè bù mí rén rén zì mí | wine doesn't make men drunk: men get themselves intoxicated. Lust does not overpower men: men surrender themselves to lust |
金平苗族瑶族傣族
自治县 | Jīn píng Miáo zú Yáo zú Dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn | Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 红河哈尼族彝族自治州, Yunnan |
| 金平苗瑶傣自治县 | Jīn píng Miáo Yáo Dǎi zì zhì xiàn | Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 红河哈尼族彝族自治州, Yunnan |
| 金秀瑶族自治县 | Jīn xiù Yáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Jinxiu Yao autonomous county in Laibin 来宾, Guangxi |
镇宁布依族苗族自
治县 | Zhèn níng Bù yī zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Zhenning Buyei and Hmong autonomous county in Anshun 安顺, Guizhou |
镇沅彝族哈尼族拉
祜族自治县 | Zhèn yuán Yí zú Hā ní zú Lā hù zú zì zhì xiàn | Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱, Yunnan |
| 长白朝鲜族自治县 | Cháng bái cháo xiān zú zì zhì xiàn | Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin |
| 长阳土家族自治县 | Cháng yáng Tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn | Changyang Tujiazu autonomous county in Hubei |
| 门源回族自治县 | Mén yuán Huí zú zì zhì xiàn | Menyuan Hui autonomous county in Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海北藏族自治州, Qinghai |
关岭布依族苗族自
治县 | Guān lǐng Bù yī zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Guanling Buyei and Hmong autonomous county in Anshun 安顺, Guizhou |
| 阜新蒙古族自治县 | Fù xīn Měng gǔ zú Zì zhì xiàn | Fuxin Mongol autonomous county in Fuxin 阜新, Liaoning |
| 防城各族自治县 | Fáng chéng gè zú zì zhì xiàn | Fangcheng various ethnic groups autonomous county in Guangxi (temporary name during 1950s for Fangcheng district 防城区 of Fangchenggang city) |
阿克塞哈萨克族自
治县 | Ā kè sài Hā sà kè zú zì zhì xiàn | Aksai Kazakh autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu |
阿坝藏族羌族自治
州 | Ā bà Zàng zú Qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu | Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng rigs rang skyong khul, formerly in Kham province of Tibet), northwest Sichuan, capital Barkam 马尔康镇 |
| 陵水黎族自治县 | Líng shuǐ Lí zú zì zhì xiàn | Lingshui Lizu autonomous county, Hainan |
| 隆林各族自治县 | Lóng lín Gè zú zì zhì xiàn | Longlin various ethnic groups autonomous county in Baise 百色, Guangxi |
双江拉祜族佤族布
朗族傣族自治县 | Shuāng jiāng lā hù zú Wǎ zú Bù lǎng zú Dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn | Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai autonomous county in Lincang 临沧, Yunnan |
| 青龙满族自治县 | Qīng lóng Mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn | Qinglong Manchu autonomous county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇岛, Hebei |
靖州苗族侗族自治
县 | Jìng zhōu Miáo zú Dòng zú zì zhì xiàn | Jingzhou Miao and Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 怀化, Hunan |
| 非自然 | fēi zì rán | unnatural; occult |
| 顺其自然 | shùn qí zì rán | to let nature take its course (idiom) |
| 顾影自怜 | gù yǐng zì lián | lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom); fig. alone and dejected |
