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自zi6立laap6

zi6 laap6zi6 lap6zì lì

English

  1. independent
  2. self-reliant
  3. self-sustaining
  4. to stand on one's own feet
  5. to support oneself
  6. to stand on one's own feet

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 靠自己、獨立;自己野自己做

Examples

  • 記住,呢個州第一個喺白宮拎住共和黨國旗嘅人係一個基於自立、個人自由同國家團結嘅價值觀嘅黨。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 我想更加自立。

    I want to be more independent.

    Tatoeba · rmgao CC BY

  • 自立門户

    to establish a new company by oneself

  • 你都咁大個人啦,應該要自立㗎喇。

    You are already a grown-up! You should stand on your own feet now.

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

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