我行我素
wǒ​xíng​wǒ​sù

to do as one pleases

  • created sense approved 我行我素 · wǒ​xíng​wǒ​sù · to do as one pleases — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    我行我素

    wǒ​xíng​wǒ​sù

    to do as one pleases

    To persist in one's own way of doing things regardless of the opinions or advice of others; to carry on as usual despite outside influence.

    我 (literal) → 我 · wǒ · I 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to do 我 (literal) → 我 · wǒ · I 素 (literal) → 素 · sù · usually

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense