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lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) · fig. to stand on one's own feet · to earn one's own living

自食其力
zì shí qí lì
z+ì·4th tonesh+í·2nd toneq+í·2nd tonel+ì·4th tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) · self-reliance自力更生zì lì gēng shēngindependent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination · to act independently · to maintain control over one's own affairs独立自主dú lì zì zhǔto form one's own group or school of thought · to set up one's own business · to establish oneself自立门户zì lì mén hù
Antonyms
(idiom) to reap without sowing; to get sth without working for it; to sponge off others不劳而获bù láo ér huòto reap where one has not sown (idiom)坐享其成zuò xiǎng qí chéng