"白手起家" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /paɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /paːk̚² sɐu̯³⁵ hei̯³⁵ kaː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /paɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/, /paːk̚² sɐu̯³⁵ hei̯³⁵ kaː⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: báishǒuqǐjiā [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ [Mandarin, bopomofo], baak⁶ sau² hei² gaa¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], báishǒuqǐjiā [Phonetic:báishóuqǐjiā] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], báishǒucǐjia [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pai²-shou³-chʻi³-chia¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bái-shǒu-chǐ-jyā [Mandarin, Yale], bairshoouchiijia [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], байшоуцицзя [Mandarin, Palladius], bajšouciczja [Mandarin, Palladius], baahk sáu héi gā [Cantonese, Yale], baak⁹ sau² hei² gaa¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bag⁶ seo² héi² ga¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 白手起家
  1. to go from rags to riches; to start an enterprise from scratch; to build up from nothing; to start from scratch Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 白手成家 (báishǒuchéngjiā)
    Sense id: en-白手起家-zh-phrase-w71GhNcJ Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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      "zh-pron": "báishǒuqǐjiā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "baak⁶ sau² hei² gaa¹"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "báishǒuqǐjiā [Phonetic:báishóuqǐjiā]"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "báishǒucǐjia"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "pai²-shou³-chʻi³-chia¹"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bái-shǒu-chǐ-jyā"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bairshoouchiijia"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "байшоуцицзя"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bajšouciczja"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "baahk sáu héi gā"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "baak⁹ sau² hei² gaa¹"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "bag⁶ seo² héi² ga¹"
    },
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      "ipa": "/paːk̚² sɐu̯³⁵ hei̯³⁵ kaː⁵⁵/",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: báishóuqǐjiā]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paːk̚² sɐu̯³⁵ hei̯³⁵ kaː⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "白手起家"
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        ],
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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    },
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "pai²-shou³-chʻi³-chia¹"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bái-shǒu-chǐ-jyā"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bairshoouchiijia"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "байшоуцицзя"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bajšouciczja"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "baahk sáu héi gā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "baak⁹ sau² hei² gaa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bag⁶ seo² héi² ga¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paːk̚² sɐu̯³⁵ hei̯³⁵ kaː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: báishóuqǐjiā]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paːk̚² sɐu̯³⁵ hei̯³⁵ kaː⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "báishǒuchéngjiā",
      "word": "白手成家"
    }
  ],
  "word": "白手起家"
}

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