start from scratch
From scratch, it is a Chinese idiom, and its pinyin is B á ISH ǒ UQ ǐ Ji ā. White hand: empty hand.
This is a metaphor for self-reliance and hard work without foundation and poor conditions. From Zhu Zi Yu Lei.
The origin of Idioms
"Zhu Zi Yu Lei" Volume 107: "today's scholar bureaucrats started in white house, so that Rongxian."
Idiom usage
How much money did he make and who did he rely on? Now I forget the water head. The grass on the wall is on both sides. (the sun shines on Sanggan River by Ding Ling)
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms self reliance, start a family, start a business with zero capital, start a business on flat ground, not because of the popularity of people, self-reliance antonyms deep foundation, relying on others, depending on others to marry, depending on others, depending on others, looking up to others
Chinese PinYin : bái shǒu qǐ jiā
start from scratch
place obstruction at every possible points. héng lán shù dǎng
assemble workmen and procure materials. jiū gōng pǐ cái
play favouritism and commit irregularities. xùn sī wǔ bì
Seven holes and eight holes. qī chuāng bā kǒng
Clams become pearls from diseases. bàng bìng chéng zhū
low prices for grain hurt the peasants. gǔ jiàn shāng nóng