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平地楼台
píng​dì​lóu​tái

to start from scratch

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
平地楼台 平地樓臺 píng​dì​lóu​tái
to start from scratch
(idiom) a tall building rising from level ground; an achievement or business built from the ground up without any prior foundation

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Synonym

  • 白手起家 bái​shǒu​qǐ​jiā