自食其力

zì shí qí lì

Dictionary entry

lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom)

What does 自食其力 mean?

自食其力 (zì shí qí lì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom)

2fig. to stand on one's own feet

3to earn one's own living

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自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 食shíto eat · food 其qíhis · her 力Lìsurname Li

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自食其力

zì shí qí lì

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