zì​lì​mén​hù

to establish one's independence

  • created sense approved 自立门户/自立門戶 · zì​lì​mén​hù · to establish one's independence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自立门户 / 自立門戶

    zì​lì​mén​hù

    to establish one's independence

    To leave one's family and set up a separate household to live on one's own.

    自立 (literal) → 自立 · zì​lì · independent 门户 (literal) → 门户/門戶 · mén​hù · household

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 自立门户/自立門戶 · zì​lì​mén​hù · to found a new school — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自立门户 / 自立門戶

    zì​lì​mén​hù

    to found a new school

    To establish a new school of thought, style of art, or technical discipline

    自立 (literal) → 自立 · zì​lì · independent 门户 (literal) → 门户/門戶 · mén​hù · faction

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 自立门户/自立門戶 · zì​lì​mén​hù · to branch out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自立门户 / 自立門戶

    zì​lì​mén​hù

    to branch out

    To break away from an organization or partnership to set up one's own business or independent operation

    自立 (literal) → 自立 · zì​lì · independent 门户 (literal) → 门户/門戶 · mén​hù · faction

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

    created sense