成家立業

See also: 成家立业

Chinese

		to get married; to become an expert	to do great deeds; to accomplish great things and establish oneself; to make a name for oneself to do great deeds; to accomplish great things and establish oneself; to make a name for oneself; to build one's career
trad. (成家立業)		成家	立業
simp. (成家立业)		成家	立业

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngjiā lìyè

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ gaa¹ laap⁶ jip⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngjiā lìyè
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngjia lìyè
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-chia¹ li⁴-yeh⁴
    • Yale: chéng-jyā lì-yè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngjia lihyeh
    • Palladius: чэнцзя лие (čɛnczja lije)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ gaa¹ laap⁶ jip⁶
    • Yale: sìhng gā laahp yihp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ gaa¹ laap⁹ jip⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ ga¹ lab⁶ yib⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ kaː⁵⁵ laːp̚² jiːp̚²/

Idiom

成家立業

1. to marry and embark on a career