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自力更生

zì lì gēng shēng
Dictionary entry
regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)

What does 自力更生 mean?

自力更生 (zì lì gēng shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
2self-reliance

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自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since力Lìsurname Li更gēngto change or replace · to experience生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur

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自力更生
zì lì gēng shēng
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