起家 [－－]

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Pinyin qǐ jiā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to start out by
  2. to grow an enterprise beginning with
  3. to begin one's career by
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    建立​起名​聲同​賺​到​錢
    to make one's fortune and name
    • 水餃皇后係靠包水餃起家。
      水饺皇后系靠包水饺起家。
      The Dumpling Queen makes her fortune and name from making and selling dumplings.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, archaic, of a peasant
    to be promoted to official
  2. verb
    to make one’s family prosper and establish a competency; to build up; to grow and thrive; to make one's fortune, name, etc.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    林肯总统就是我们所谓白手起家的男人。
    林肯總統就是我們所謂白手起家的男人。
    lín kěn zǒng tǒng jiù shì wǒ men suǒ wèi bái shǒu qǐ jiā de nán rén 。
    • President Lincoln was what we call a self-made man.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶份不实嘅报导话马生卖白粉起家。
    嗰份不實嘅報導話馬生賣白粉起家。
    • That news report falsely accused Mr. Ma of starting his business by selling heroin.
  2. Cantonese
    以前我老窦由山寨厂起家，真正落手落脚做架，点似得依家啲老细有得坐冷气房印印脚？
    以前我老竇由山寨廠起家，真正落手落腳做架，點似得依家啲老細有得坐冷氣房印印腳？
    • Previously my dad startup his business in low-end family-based small factory, really have to get hands dirty, there's no such thing as sit back and relax in air-con room as the bosses today.
  3. Cantonese
    水饺皇后系靠包水饺起家。
    水餃皇后係靠包水餃起家。
    • The Dumpling Queen makes her fortune and name from making and selling dumplings.