白手成家 — “To start a family or business from scratch”
白手成家 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to start a family or business from scratch”. To build up a fortune from nothing through one's own efforts. Literally, “to establish a family/business with bare hands; to start from empty hands”.
白手成家 Pronunciation and Pinyin
白手成家 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 白
- bái白dīng丁sú俗kè客Unlettered commoners; boorish people
- bái白yún云qīn亲shè舍missing one's parents, like white clouds over home
- bái白yún云gū孤fēi飞Longing for parents while away from home
- bái白yún云cāng苍gǒu狗worldly affairs change unpredictably
- bái白yún云qīng青shě舍yearn for distant family or hometown
- bái白tù兔chì赤wū乌the moon and sun; passage of time
- bái白dāo刀zi子jìn进，，hóng红dāo刀zi子chū出fight to the death
- bái白huá华zhī之yuàn怨lament of a discarded woman
- bái白fà发dān丹xīn心loyal and true-hearted in old age
- bái白fà发xié偕lǎo老grow old together as a loving couple
- bái白fà发qiān千zhàng丈extreme grief or worry ages one rapidly
- bái白fà发pó婆suō娑flowing white hair
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What does 白手成家 mean?
白手成家 (bái shǒu chéng jiā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to start a family or business from scratch”.
How do you pronounce 白手成家?
白手成家 is pronounced bái shǒu chéng jiā in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 白手成家 literally mean?
Literally, 白手成家 means “to establish a family/business with bare hands; to start from empty hands”. It is used to mean “to start a family or business from scratch”.
What is the Chinese definition of 白手成家?
没有依恃，而独立兴起的家业或事业。