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自力更生

自力更生

Chinese

		to rely on oneself	to be reborn
simp. and trad. (自力更生)		自力	更生

Idiom

自力更生

to rely on one's own efforts; to become self-reliant

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zìlìgēngshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ lik⁶ gang¹ sang¹, zi⁶ lik⁶ gang¹ saang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìlìgēngshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhlihgengsheng
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ kɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ lik⁶ gang¹ sang¹, zi⁶ lik⁶ gang¹ saang¹
  - Yale: jih lihk gāng sāng, jih lihk gāng sāang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ lik⁹ gang¹ sang¹, dzi⁶ lik⁹ gang¹ saang¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² lɪk̚² kɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡siː²² lɪk̚² kɐŋ⁵⁵ sɑːŋ⁵⁵/