自食其力
Chinese
from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since |
eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed |
his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) |
power; force; strength | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (自食其力) | 自 | 食 | 其 | 力 | |
| simp. #(自食其力) | 自 | 食 | 其 | 力 | |
Pronunciation
Verb
自食其力
- to earn one's own living
- 一方面，資產階級分子已經成為公私合營企業中的管理人員，正處在由剝削者變為自食其力的勞動者的轉變過程中。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1957, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《關於正確處理人民內部矛盾的問題》 (On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Yīfāngmiàn, zīchǎn jiējí fènzǐ yǐjīng chéngwéi gōngsī héyíng qǐyè zhōng de guǎnlǐ rényuán, zhèng chǔzài yóu bōxuēzhě biànwéi zìshíqílì de láodòngzhě de zhuǎnbiàn guòchéng zhōng. [Pinyin]
- On the one hand, members of the bourgeoisie have become administrative personnel in joint state-private enterprises and are being transformed from exploiters into working people living by their own labour.
一方面，资产阶级分子已经成为公私合营企业中的管理人员，正处在由剥削者变为自食其力的劳动者的转变过程中。 [MSC, simp.]
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