自食其力 — Chinese idiom
自食其力
zì shí qí lì
Meaning
- lit. to eat off one's own strength
- fig. to stand on one's own feet
- to earn one's own living
Character by character
- 自zìself; private, personal; from
- 食shífood; to eat
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 力lìstrength, power; capability, influence
Idioms sharing a character
- 不敢自专 bù gǎn zì zhuān
- 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ
- 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì
- 不言自明 bù yán zì míng
- 任其自然 rèn qí zì rán
- 作茧自缚 zuò jiǎn zì fù
- 优游自得 yōu yóu zì dé
- 出自肺腑 chū zì fèi fǔ
- 刚愎自用 gāng bì zì yòng
- 卑以自牧 bēi yǐ zì mù
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