粵

自zi6食sik6其kei4力lik6

zi6 sik6 kei4 lik6zì shí qí lì

English

  1. lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom)
  2. fig. to stand on one's own feet
  3. to earn one's own living
  4. to work for one's own livelihood

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 靠自己嘅努力賺錢、生活，唔使靠人供養、接濟或者施捨

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

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