白手起家 (baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1) — to start from scratch; to build from nothing in Cantonese
baakˍ₆白sauˊ²手heiˊ²起gaaˉ¹家Mandarin Pinyin: bai2 shou3 qi3 jia1
Meaning of 白手起家
nounto start from scratch; to build from nothing
Example Sentences with 白手起家
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係baakˍ₆白sauˊ²手heiˊ²起gaaˉ¹家。
He started from nothing.
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