自力更生 meaning and pronunciation

自力更生
Simplified/traditional word

自力更生 English definition

zì lì gēng shēng

  • regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
  • self-reliance

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Characters

  • (zì): self; oneself; since; from
  • (lì): power; force; strength; ability; strenuously;
  • (gèng): even more; more; further; still; still more;
  • (shēng): to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student;