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白手兴家
bái​shǒu​xīng​jiā

to start from scratch

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 白手 bái​shǒu adjective
    empty-handedly
    having nothing in one's hands; starting from scratch with no resources
  2. 兴 興 xīng adjectivenoun
    to flourish
    to rise; to flourish; to start; to build; to become popular; to mobilize
  3. 家 jiā noun
    home
    place where one lives; home; household; family