自力更生

Chinese

		to rely on oneself	to be reborn; to become rejuvenated; to be reinvigorated to be reborn; to become rejuvenated; to be reinvigorated; to be revived
simp. and trad. (自力更生)		自力	更生

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìlìgēngshēng, zìlìgèngshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥㄕㄥ, ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥˋ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ lik⁶ gang¹ sang¹, zi⁶ lik⁶ gang¹ saang¹
Min Nan (POJ): chū-le̍k-kèng-seng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìlìgēngshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhlihgengsheng
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ kɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìlìgèngshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥˋ ㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhlihgenqsheng
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ kɤŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ lik⁶ gang¹ sang¹, zi⁶ lik⁶ gang¹ saang¹
  - Yale: jih lihk gāng sāng, jih lihk gāng sāang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ lik⁹ gang¹ sang¹, dzi⁶ lik⁹ gang¹ saang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ lig⁶ geng¹ seng¹, ji⁶ lig⁶ geng¹ sang¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² lɪk̚² kɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡siː²² lɪk̚² kɐŋ⁵⁵ säːŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-le̍k-kèng-seng
  - Tâi-lô: tsū-li̍k-kìng-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuxlegkeangsefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Idiom

自力更生

to rely on one's own efforts; to become self-reliant

Synonyms

自給自足／自给自足 (zìjǐzìzú)

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