自食其力

自食其力

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	power; force; strength
simp. and trad. (自食其力)		自	食	其	力

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìshíqílì

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄕˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ sik⁶ kei⁴ lik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zìshíqílì
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄕˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhshychyilih
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ sik⁶ kei⁴ lik⁶
    • Yale: jih sihk kèih lihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ sik⁹ kei⁴ lik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ xig⁶ kéi⁴ lig⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² sɪk̚² kʰei̯²¹ lɪk̚²/

Verb

自食其力

1. to earn one's own living