白手興家

Chinese

		with bare hands; being empty-handed; from nothing with bare hands; being empty-handed; from nothing; from scratch	interest; flourish; it is the fashion to interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (白手興家)		白手	興	家
simp. (白手兴家)		白手	兴	家

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báishǒuxīngjiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ sau² hing¹ gaa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báishǒuxīngjiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báishǒusingjia
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-shou³-hsing¹-chia¹
    • Yale: bái-shǒu-syīng-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairshooushingjia
    • Palladius: байшоусинцзя (bajšousinczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak⁶ sau² hing¹ gaa¹
    • Yale: baahk sáu hīng gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ sau² hing¹ gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ seo² hing¹ ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² sɐu̯³⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

Idiom

白手興家

1. to start an enterprise from scratch; to build up from nothing; to start from scratch

Synonyms

• 白手起家 (báishǒuqǐjiā)
• 白手成家 (báishǒuchéngjiā)