自力更生

Chinese

		to rely on oneself; single-handed; on one's own to rely on oneself; single-handed; on one's own; by one's own efforts	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
Literally: “regeneration by one’s own effort”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìlìgēngshēng, zìlìgèngshēng

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìlìgēngshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥㄕㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhlìgengsheng
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-li⁴-kêng¹-shêng¹
  - Yale: dz̀-lì-gēng-shēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhlihgengsheng
  - Palladius: цзылигэншэн (czyligɛnšɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ kɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìlìgèngshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥˋ ㄕㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhlìgèngsheng
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-li⁴-kêng⁴-shêng¹
  - Yale: dz̀-lì-gèng-shēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhlihgenqsheng
  - Palladius: цзылигэншэн (czyligɛnšɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ kɤŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - 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
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² lɪk̚² kɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡siː²² lɪk̚² kɐŋ⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (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 siɪŋ⁴⁴/

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)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (自力更生):

→ Korean: 자력갱생(自力更生) (jaryeokgaengsaeng)
→ Vietnamese: tự lực cánh sinh (自力更生)