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自謀出路

简自谋出路 · 繁自謀出路

Mandarin · pinyin zì móu chū lù

(idiom) to take matters into one's own hands
to go it alone
to fend for oneself
to find one's own way forward (esp. to find oneself a job)

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
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出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
谋: móu · plan, scheme; stratagem

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4–2–1–4 · zi4 mou2 chu1 lu4

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