tự xử
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To decide one's own course of action / to handle a situation oneself: To make an independent decision or take action without seeking external permission, guidance, or intervention. It implies self-reliance in judgment or resolution.
- To take matters into one's own hands: To deal with a problem or situation personally, often when official or expected channels are deemed insufficient, unavailable, or too slow.
- To commit suicide (archaic/figurative): In a more extreme and less common historical or literary context, it can mean to end one's own life, though this usage is now rare and typically found in specific historical texts or dramatic speech.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Trong tình huống khẩn cấp, anh ấy phải tự xử. (In an emergency, he had to handle it himself.)
- Không chờ chỉ đạo, đội đặc nhiệm quyết định tự xử. (Without waiting for orders, the special team decided to take matters into their own hands.)
- Công ty cho phép các giám đốc dự án tự xử trong phạm vi ngân sách được giao. (The company allows project managers to decide for themselves within their allocated budget.)
Advanced Usage
"tự xử lý": A more formal variant meaning "to process/handle something oneself."
- Nhân viên được khuyến khích tự xử lý các sự cố nhỏ. (Employees are encouraged to handle minor issues themselves.)
"tự xử án" (legal context): An ironic or critical phrase meaning "to act as judge and jury in one's own case," implying a lack of due process.
- Hành động của hắn không khác gì tự xử án. (His actions were no different from passing judgment on his own case.)
Variants and Related Words
Tự quyết (verb): to self-determine, to decide for oneself.
- Mỗi cá nhân có quyền tự quyết. (Every individual has the right to self-determination.)
Tự giải quyết (verb phrase): to resolve by oneself.
- Họ hứa sẽ tự giải quyết mâu thuẫn. (They promised to resolve the conflict themselves.)
Synonyms
- To act on one's own initiative: To act independently.
- To deal with it oneself: To handle a situation personally.
- To self-administer justice (in specific contexts): To mete out judgment or resolution personally.
Related Idioms
"Tự xử như Gia Cát Lượng": An idiom meaning to act with great self-assuredness and strategic intelligence, like the historical figure Zhuge Liang. It can be used admiringly or sarcastically.
- Đừng có tự xử như Gia Cát Lượng, hãy tham khảo ý kiến mọi người. (Don't act like you're Zhuge Liang; consult everyone's opinion.)
"Tự xử cho xong chuyện": To handle something oneself just to get it over with, often implying haste or frustration.
- Chờ mãi không thấy, tôi tự xử cho xong chuyện. (After waiting forever, I just handled it myself to get it over with.)