自力更生

自力更生

Chinese

		to rely on oneself	to be reborn; to become rejuvenated; to be reinvigorated to be reborn; to become rejuvenated; to be reinvigorated; to be revived
simp. and trad. (自力更生)		自力	更生

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìlìgēngshēng, zìlìgèngshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄥ, ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥˋ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ lik⁶ gang¹ sang¹, zi⁶ lik⁶ gang¹ saang¹
• Min Nan (POJ): chū-le̍k-kèng-seng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: zìlìgēngshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhlihgengsheng
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ kɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: zìlìgèngshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhlihgenqsheng
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ kɤŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ lik⁶ gang¹ sang¹, zi⁶ lik⁶ gang¹ saang¹
    • Yale: jih lihk gāng sāng, jih lihk gāng sāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ lik⁹ gang¹ sang¹, dzi⁶ lik⁹ gang¹ saang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ lig⁶ geng¹ seng¹, ji⁶ lig⁶ geng¹ sang¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² lɪk̚² kɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡siː²² lɪk̚² kɐŋ⁵⁵ säːŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-le̍k-kèng-seng
    • Tâi-lô: tsū-li̍k-kìng-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zuxlegkeangsefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Idiom

自力更生

1. to rely on one's own efforts; to become self-reliant

Synonyms

• 自給自足／自给自足 (zìjǐzìzú)