粵

起hei2家gaa1

hei2 gaa1qǐ jiā

English

  1. to start out by
  2. to grow an enterprise beginning with
  3. to begin one's career by
  4. to make one's fortune and name

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 建立起名聲同賺到錢

Examples

  • 林肯總統就是我們所謂白手起家的男人。

    President Lincoln was what we call a self-made man.

    Tatoeba · tsayng CC BY

  • 水餃皇后係靠包水餃起家。

    The Dumpling Queen makes her fortune and name from making and selling dumplings.

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

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