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自力更生 (zi6 lik6 gang1 saang1) — self-reliant; regeneration through one's own effort in Cantonese

ziˍ₆自likˍ₆力gangˉ¹更saangˉ¹生
Mandarin Pinyin: zi4 li4 geng1 sheng1

Meaning of 自力更生

nounself-reliant; regeneration through one's own effort

Characters in 自力更生

自zi6
natural; naturally; a Chinese family name
力lik6
KangXi radical 19
更gang1
a watch period (one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided starting at 7pm)
生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw

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