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English

1. regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
2. self-reliance
3. to rely on one's own effortunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 指唔依賴外力，靠自己嘅努力重新振作。更生指再次獲得生命，比喻振興。unreviewed?

Examples

• 上天会帮助自力更生的人。

  Help yourself and God will help you.

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  你唔可以一世靠外父支持㗎，你應該自力更生，用自己嘅辦法揾生意。

  You can't depend on your father-in-law's support for your entire life. You should be self-reliant and find your own way to find business deals.