自生自灭 (zì shēng zì miè) — to let things take their own course without intervention; to let nature take its course and fade away
Definition
Idiom: to let something live or die on its own, without help or interference — used for things left to fade out naturally, like abandoned projects or passing trends.
idiom
to let things take their own course without interventionto let nature take its course and fade away
Examples
- ，自生自灭。Nà xiē xiǎo xiàng mù méi rén guǎn, zhǐ néng ràng tā men zì shēng zì miè.Those small projects have no one looking after them; we can only let them run their course.
- ，，自生自灭。Jì rán shì shí yàn shì lǐ de xì jūn, wǒ men jiù bù gān yù, ràng tā zì shēng zì miè ba.Since these are bacteria in the lab, we won't interfere — just let them take their course.
- 自生自灭，。Hěn duō wǎng luò liú xíng yǔ zuì zhōng dōu huì zì shēng zì miè, wú rén zài tí.Many internet buzzwords will eventually run their course and no one talks about them anymore.
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