白手成家
bái​shǒu​chéng​jiā

to start from scratch

  • created reference approved 白手成家 → 白手起家 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    白手成家 bái​shǒu​chéng​jiā

    白手起家 bái​shǒu​qǐ​jiā

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 白手成家 → 白手兴家/白手興家 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    白手成家 bái​shǒu​chéng​jiā

    白手兴家 / 白手興家 bái​shǒu​xīng​jiā

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 白手成家 · bái​shǒu​chéng​jiā · to start from scratch — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    白手成家

    bái​shǒu​chéng​jiā

    to start from scratch

    to build up an estate or a career starting with nothing but one's own efforts; to rise in life by one's own hard work

    白手 (literal) → 白手 · bái​shǒu · empty-handedly 成家 (literal) → 成家 · chéng​jiā · to get married

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