自食其力

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	power; force; strength
simp. and trad. (自食其力)		自	食	其	力

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìshíqílì

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄕˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ sik⁶ kei⁴ lik⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìshíqílì
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄕˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhshyrchyilih
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ sik⁶ kei⁴ lik⁶
  - Yale: jih sihk kèih lihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ sik⁹ kei⁴ lik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ xig⁶ kéi⁴ lig⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² sɪk̚² kʰei̯²¹ lɪk̚²/

Verb

自食其力

to earn one's own living

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