親力親為

Chinese

		dear; intimate; parent dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring	power; force; strength	dear; intimate; parent dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (親力親為/親力親爲)		親	力	親	為/爲
simp. (亲力亲为)		亲	力	亲	为

Etymology

Originated in Hong Kong.

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīnlìqīnwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): can¹ lik⁶ can¹ wai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīnlìqīnwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cinlìcinwéi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻin¹-li⁴-chʻin¹-wei²
    • Yale: chīn-lì-chīn-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinlihchinwei
    • Palladius: циньлициньвэй (cinʹlicinʹvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ li⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: can¹ lik⁶ can¹ wai⁴
    • Yale: chān lihk chān wàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsan¹ lik⁹ tsan¹ wai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cen¹ lig⁶ cen¹ wei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ lɪk̚² t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹/

Idiom

親力親為

1. to do something oneself