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白手起家

báishǒuqǐjiā

ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ

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  1. 1(idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
Example

林肯總統就是我們所謂白手起家的男人。

Línkěn zǒngtǒng jiùshì wǒmen suǒwèi báishǒuqǐjiā de nánrén

President Lincoln was what we call a self-made man.

Keep 白手起家 and it comes back until you know it.

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