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regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) · self-reliance

自力更生
zì lì gēng shēng
z+ì·4th tonel+ì·4th toneg+ēng·1st tonesh+ēng·1st tone
IdiomHSK 7-9
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God helps those who help themselves.
上天会帮助自力更生的人。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
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 lìindependent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination · to act independently · to maintain control over one's own affairs独立自主dú lì zì zhǔself-sufficiency · autarky自给自足zì jǐ zì zúto struggle arduously艰苦奋斗jiān kǔ fèn dòuto assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section独当一面dú dāng yī miàn(idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch白手起家bái shǒu qǐ jiā
Antonyms
to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living仰人鼻息yǎng rén bí xīto lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity寄人篱下jì rén lí xià