親力親為 [亲－亲为]

Jyutping can1 lik6 can1 wai4
Pinyin qīn lì qīn wéi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to do sth oneself
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    形容​一個​人親​自​做野​；​通常​都​係​強調​一個​人​喺​可以​假手​於​人​嘅​情​況​下​都​落​手​落​腳​做
    to do something by oneself; getting one's hands dirty
    • 老闆, 唔好樣樣野都親力親為啦! 分啲俾手下做啦!
      老板, 唔好样样野都亲力亲为啦! 分啲俾手下做啦!
      yue:老闆, 唔好樣樣野都親力親為啦! 分啲俾手下做啦!
      Boss, don't do everything yourself! Let your people do some of the work!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to do something oneself
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 親自動手 – 亲自动手
  2. 自己動手 – 自己动手
  3. 親自做事 – 亲自做事
  4. 親自幹 – 亲自干
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    如果你想做对一件事，有时候你得亲力亲为。
    如果你想做對一件事，有時候你得親力親為。
    rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng zuò duì yī jiàn shì ， yǒu shí hou nǐ dé qīn lì qīn wéi 。
    • If you want something to be done right, sometimes you've just got to do it yourself.
  2. Mandarin
    她想亲力亲为。
    她想親力親為。
    tā xiǎng qīn lì qīn wéi 。
    • She wants to do it on her own.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢样样嘢都要亲力亲为，几繁琐嘅嘢都要做。
    佢樣樣嘢都要親力親為，幾繁瑣嘅嘢都要做。
    keoi5 joeng6 joeng6 je5 dou1 jiu3 can1 lik6 can1 wai4, gei2 faan4 so2 ge3 je5 dou1 jiu6 zou6.
    • He wants to do everything by himself, no matter how trivial it is.
  2. Cantonese
    喺公司里面，佢一个心腹都冇，所以样样要亲力亲为。
    喺公司裏面，佢一個心腹都冇，所以樣樣要親力親為。
    hai2 gung1 si1 leoi5 min6, keoi5 jat1 go3 sam1 fuk1 dou1 mou5, so2 ji5 joeng6 joeng6 jiu3 can1 lik6 can1 wai4.
    • In the company, he does not have any trusted man, so he does everything himself.
  3. Cantonese
    老板, 唔好样样野都亲力亲为啦! 分啲俾手下做啦!
    老闆, 唔好樣樣野都親力親為啦! 分啲俾手下做啦!
    yue:老闆, 唔好樣樣野都親力親為啦! 分啲俾手下做啦!
    • Boss, don't do everything yourself! Let your people do some of the work!
  4. Cantonese
    佢凡事亲力亲为，绝唔会假手于人。
    佢凡事親力親為，絕唔會假手於人。
    keoi5 faan4 si6 can1 lik6 can1 wai4, zyut6 m4 wui5 gaa2 sau2 jyu1 jan4.
    • He does everything by himself and never makes someone else to shoulder his work.