bái​shǒu​qǐ​jiā

to start from scratch

  • created reference approved 白手起家 → 白手兴家/白手興家 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    白手起家 bái​shǒu​qǐ​jiā

    白手兴家 / 白手興家 bái​shǒu​xīng​jiā

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

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

    白手起家 bái​shǒu​qǐ​jiā

    白手成家 bái​shǒu​chéng​jiā

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created reference approved 白手起家 → 倾家荡产/傾家蕩產 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    白手起家 bái​shǒu​qǐ​jiā

    倾家荡产 / 傾家蕩產 qīng​jiā​dàng​chǎn

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 白手起家 · bái​shǒu​qǐ​jiā · to start from scratch — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    白手起家

    bái​shǒu​qǐ​jiā

    to start from scratch

    (idiom) To build up a business or career from nothing; to achieve success through one's own hard work without family assets or outside help.

    白手 (literal) → 白手 · bái​shǒu · empty-handedly 起家 (literal) → 起家 · qǐ​jiā · to build up

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense