起家
hei2 gaa1qǐ jiā
English
- to start out by
- to grow an enterprise beginning with
- to begin one's career by
- to make one's fortune and name
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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.
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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