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simp独力
duk6 lik6dú lì

English

  1. all by oneself
  2. without exterior help
  3. on one's own; by one's own effort; single-handed

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 靠一人之力

Examples

  • 她的丈夫死後,她就獨力把兩個孩子養大成人。

    After her husband's death, she brought up the two children all by herself.

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  • 佢獨力湊大啲仔女。

    He raised his children single-handedly.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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