自我作古

zìwǒzuògǔ
  1. (literary) to be the originator; to do what others have never done before
  2. to be the originator; to do what others have never done before

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Entry Composition

1 自我 zìwǒ
  1. self-
  2. ego (psychology)
2 作古 zuògǔ
  1. to die
  2. to pass away