zì jǐ dòng shǒu
to do (sth) oneself
to help oneself to
biǎo xiàn zì jǐ
to express oneself
to give an account of oneself
to project oneself
to show off
zì jǐ rén
those on our side
ourselves
one's own people
one of us
yù rén fāng biàn , zì jǐ fāng biàn
Help others, and others may help you (idiom).
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
to move a stone and stub one's toe
to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
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.
wēi fú zì jǐ
to abuse power
conflict of interest
power to judge as tyrant over one's own case
huí jiā chī zì jǐ
(coll.) (Tw) to get sacked
to be fired
bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
hoisted by one's own petard
yǔ rén fāng biàn , zì jǐ fāng biàn
Help others, and others may help you (idiom).