(idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch

bái shǒu qǐ jiā

b+ái·2nd tonesh+ǒu·3rd toneq+ǐ·3rd tonej+iā·1st tone

Idiom

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President Lincoln was what we call a self-made man.

林肯总統就是我们所謂白手起家的男人。