白手成家
Chinese
editto get married; to become an expert | |||
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simp. and trad. (白手成家) |
白手 | 成家 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: báishǒuchéngjia
- Wade–Giles: pai2-shou3-chʻêng2-chia1
- Yale: bái-shǒu-chéng-jyā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairshooucherngjia
- Palladius: байшоучэнцзя (bajšoučɛnczja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baak6 sau2 sing4 gaa1
- Yale: baahk sáu sìhng gā
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak9 sau2 sing4 gaa1
- Guangdong Romanization: bag6 seo2 xing4 ga1
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚² sɐu̯³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ kaː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit白手成家
- to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
Synonyms
edit- 白手起家 (báishǒuqǐjiā)