自胜

自勝
zìshèng

to overcome oneself; to win over oneself

Wiktionary

Homographs

自胜 zìshēng

Entry Composition

1 自 zì
  1. (bound form) self; oneself
  2. from; since
  3. naturally; as a matter of course
=2 胜 shèng
  1. victory
  2. success
  3. to beat
  4. to defeat
  5. to surpass
  6. victorious
  7. superior to
  8. to get the better of
  9. better than
  10. surpassing
  11. superb (of vista)
  12. beautiful (scenery)
  13. wonderful (view)
  14. (Taiwan pr. shēng) able to bear
  15. equal to (a task)
=2 胜 xīng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 腥 (xīng, “rank; fishy”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) synonym of 省 (“thin; skinny”)
  3. alternative form of 腥 (xīng, “rank; fishy”)
  4. only used in 胜遇 (qìngyù, “name of a mythical bird”)
  5. synonym of 省 (“thin; skinny”)

Containing this entry

喜不自胜 xǐbùzìshèng unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
悲不自胜 bēibùzìshèng
  1. unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought
  2. overcome with sorrow
  3. heartbroken